Title: api key missing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# api key missing

 *  [righttoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/righttoo/)
 * (@righttoo)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/)
 * i downloaded wordpress through simple script and i did not recieve an email with
   my api key and it is not on any of my profile pages.

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 *  [Les Bessant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lesbessant/)
 * (@lesbessant)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/#post-888259)
 * You need to sign up for a free account at [wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com).
   You don’t have to get a blog there, just an account is fine. Once you’ve logged
   in there, your API key, which you can use with your downloaded WordPress, will
   be available in your wordpress.com profile.
 *  [jfelkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jfelkins/)
 * (@jfelkins)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/#post-888692)
 * I’m looking in my profile and can’t find my api key. I do have an account. What
   am I missing?
 *  [mikey1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikey1/)
 * (@mikey1)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/#post-888693)
 * [http://wordpress.com/api-keys/](http://wordpress.com/api-keys/)
    [http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/](http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/)
 *  [putali](https://wordpress.org/support/users/putali/)
 * (@putali)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/#post-888702)
 * I’ve looked over everything I can find, gone through the above steps a bunch 
   of times, have tried changing the keys, generating new ones, and inserting directly
   from the file, as well as upgrading to the newest wordpress version. My api key
   won’t show up under the user profile section and no matter what I try from the
   api section of the code, it tells me i am wrong. i am dumbfounded. on top of 
   that whenever i follow the link to take me directly to the dashboard in wordpress
   i need to login again (even if i am already logged in) and then it says my password
   is incorrect.
 * i really just want to instal akismet…. please, help, 2 nights have passed. thanks!
 *  [putali](https://wordpress.org/support/users/putali/)
 * (@putali)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/#post-888703)
 * hm, nevermind, i finally got it to work…
 *  [questionmarkss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/questionmarkss/)
 * (@questionmarkss)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/#post-888761)
 * So, what my understanding is this. If you host your blog with WordPress, you 
   get and API key. If your blog is hosted elsewhere like Bluehost, then you can’t
   get an API key, and you can’t use AKISMET. Correct?
 * I have a word press website that is hosted on bluehost. I also created a login
   profile at wordpress. I believe the API key that I got while creating the profile
   at wordpress cannot be used for my website. Someone please clarify this for me.
   All i am trying to do is to activate AKISMET on my website.
 *  [ethansalwen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ethansalwen/)
 * (@ethansalwen)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-missing/#post-888763)
 * I had the same problem, then, after two hours I found the easy solution right
   in the WP.ORG Akismet Codex page:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Akismet](http://codex.wordpress.org/Akismet)
 * “Setting up Askimet is a cinch, just head over to WordPress.com and log in to
   your account (or sign up for one if you don’t have one already). Then head into
   your admin panel if you aren’t there already.
 * “Hover over the My Account link in the top left corner of the window, and click
   on the Edit Profile link. Note the API key in the first paragraph under the heading.
   Now, go to your other site’s Plugins > Akismet Configuration page in your admin
   panel. Then, enter your WordPress.com API key into the text box (copying and 
   pasting is a good way), and click on the “Update API Key” button.”
 * BOTTOM LINE: You need to have/make a (free) WP.COM page, then we use THAT API
   Key for our WP.ORG pages. (Same number. It works!)

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