Title: Exposed API Key
Last modified: May 25, 2019

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# Exposed API Key

 *  Resolved [naresh11381](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naresh11381/)
 * (@naresh11381)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exposed-api-key/)
 * Hi,
    I work with multiple clients and sometimes those clients work with other
   providers. As it stands anyone can simply go to the ShortPixel settings page 
   and copy my API key and start using wherever they want. Any chance we can remove/
   obscure the key once it is captured?

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 *  Plugin Author [ShortPixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortpixel/)
 * (@shortpixel)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exposed-api-key/#post-11570675)
 * Hey [@naresh11381](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naresh11381/) – thank 
   you for your message and for using ShortPixel! 🙂
 * Please check [this article](https://shortpixel.helpscoutdocs.com/article/42-wp-how-to-hide-api-key)
   on how you can hide the API Key.
 * Thank you,
    Alex
 *  Thread Starter [naresh11381](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naresh11381/)
 * (@naresh11381)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exposed-api-key/#post-11570824)
 * Hi [@shortpixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortpixel/), thanks for
   that. I have added that to my wp-config.php but the API key still shows?
 *  Plugin Author [ShortPixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortpixel/)
 * (@shortpixel)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exposed-api-key/#post-11573348)
 * Hi [@naresh11381](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naresh11381/) would you
   please contact us on our support channel ([https://shortpixel.com/contact](https://shortpixel.com/contact))
   in order to be able to better assist you with this?

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 * Last activity: [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exposed-api-key/#post-11573348)
 * Status: resolved