Title: Basic: Finding my API Key Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Basic: Finding my API Key * Resolved [creativecomponent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativecomponent/) * (@creativecomponent) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/) * I’ve searched for help, but cannot locate any, so… * Trying to cut-down on comment spam — I’m installing Akismet. On the instructions, [http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Here/Akismet](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Here/Akismet) I’m told that the API key is in “My Account” area, and it’s just not. * Thanks! Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-371765) * Did you read this part _closely_? * [http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Here/Akismet#Setting_Up_Akismet](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Here/Akismet#Setting_Up_Akismet) * Note the references to [http://wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com) * [jackosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackosh/) * (@jackosh) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-371766) * I use Spam Karma 2, and it’s great. I suggest you give it a shot if you continue to have problems. * [Spam Karma 2](http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/all-comments/) * Thread Starter [creativecomponent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativecomponent/) * (@creativecomponent) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-371767) * Yes. “Click on the My Account link in the top right corner of the window, and note the API key in the first paragraph under the heading.” * This doesn’t exist. * When I click on MY ACCOUNT, the “Your Profile and Personal Options” page comes up, but no API# * There must be something I’m missing. * Thread Starter [creativecomponent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativecomponent/) * (@creativecomponent) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-371768) * Well, if Spam Karma requires the API key, then my question remains… * Thread Starter [creativecomponent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativecomponent/) * (@creativecomponent) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-371771) * I just installed SK; looks cool so far. Still no clue about the API thinger issue, but I may have a cleaner inbox now. * When are spammers going to realize that if they actually read a posting, comment on-topic and I approve it, they can return with the onslaught? * laters. * [emmadw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emmadw/) * (@emmadw) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-371774) * Creativecomponents You have to register a blog at WordPress.com – and in *that* blog it’s got the API. Seems a bit daft to me, as they’ve got a lot of blogs there I’d guess that have nothing but a URL … which is a pain for anyone who * wants* one there & can’t get the URL that they want. * [stenphen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stenphen/) * (@stenphen) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-372330) * Ditto for me — I do NOT have: * “To find your key go to your dashboard and then click on “Profile” (or “My Account”) and you should see a sentence that says “Your WordPress.com API key is:” followed by a string of 12 letters and numbers.” * as the FAQ page: [http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/](http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/) suggests… * What gives? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-372331) * stenphen: If you have nothing there then either your wordpress.com blog is missing it or you do not have a blog at wordpress.com * [http://wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com) Do you have a blog there? * [charle97](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charle97/) * (@charle97) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-372332) * you’re presently at wordpress.ORG. you need to go to wordpress.COM for the key. * ORG is diffirent from COM. * [stenphen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stenphen/) * (@stenphen) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-372333) * Gotcha… pardon the ignorance, podz and charle97, but is an API key allowed at. com for a .org blog user? I see no indication that you can get a key without first become a .com member too, nor do logins work (.org) on the .com site… thanks for your input/feedback. * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-372334) * Go to wordpress.COM Register for a blog at wordpress.COM Use THAT id to log into your wordpress.COM blog — (no, you need not use it.) * Note: Now you have a wordpress.com blog. No, you need not ever use. No, you’re not defrauding anyone. Yes, this is how you get API keys. * Copy and Paste your key over to your own .org blog Vow to not overcomplicate in the future. 😉 * [stenphen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stenphen/) * (@stenphen) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-372335) * Can do, HandySolo. * New users need a tad more spelling out sometimes… * Thanks. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Basic: Finding my API Key’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [api](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/api/) * [finding](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/finding/) * [hacked](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/hacked/) * [key](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/key/) * [lost](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/lost/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 12 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [stenphen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stenphen/) * Last activity: [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-finding-my-api-key/#post-372335) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics