Title: API Key
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# API Key

 *  [pslarsen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pslarsen/)
 * (@pslarsen)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-4/)
 * When trying to address the spam posts on my WordPress blog I get the following
   response:
 * “Akismet is not active. You must enter your WordPress.com API key for it to work.”
 * I don’t remember getting one of these, where can I find it, how can I get my 
   API Key?

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-4/#post-488117)
 * Note: **WordPress.com**
    (this is wordpress.ORG!) See also: [http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/](http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/)

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 * [api](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/api/)
 * [api key](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/api-key/)
 * [key](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/key/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-4/#post-488117)
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