Title: Why does my wordpress installation contact api.wordpress.org?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Why does my wordpress installation contact api.wordpress.org?

 *  Resolved [question_man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/question_man/)
 * (@question_man)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-my-wordpress-installation-contact-apiwordpressorg/)
 * Hello,
 * I was wondering why my wordpress installation tries to connect to api.wordpress.
   org right after I put in my database host, username, and password at the installation
   screen. And then again when I first login as admin.
 * Thanks

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
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 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-my-wordpress-installation-contact-apiwordpressorg/#post-1813495)
 * When it creates your WP-config.php file, it has to create your keys and salts,
   which are made at API.WordPress.com
 *  Thread Starter [question_man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/question_man/)
 * (@question_man)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-my-wordpress-installation-contact-apiwordpressorg/#post-1813498)
 * Oh I see. Thank you. My keys and salts have been created anyway, without allowing
   that connection so I guess it doesn’t bother it that it can’t create those at
   api.wordpress.com.

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