Title: API Key Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # API Key * 717717 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/) * Can’t retrieve the API Key. When I login to the wp api it shows no key ??? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Les Bessant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lesbessant/) * (@lesbessant) * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803074) * 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 a free account. Log in to the account, and your API key will be available there. * 812307 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803264) * When I log on to see my API key under my profile, I get a user not found error. What am I doing wrong. * Rockie * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803265) * heyrockie, You sign up at wordpress.com,, NOT their forums, not these forums. * Here: * [http://wordpress.com/signup/](http://wordpress.com/signup/) * [danceofvictory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danceofvictory/) * (@danceofvictory) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803290) * Ok, here’s a little twist. I have two WordPress blogs. When I attempt to get the API Key for my latest blog, I get the key for the older blog. How do I solve this? * Sandy [http://crashingthrubarriers.com](http://crashingthrubarriers.com) [http://danceofvictory.com](http://danceofvictory.com) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803291) * use the same key – it will be alright * [grahampostins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grahampostins/) * (@grahampostins) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803292) * I am new to wordpress just setting it up I tryed to activat Akismet plug in I clicked on activat plugin OK this took me to the buttonEnter you WordPress API key I clicked on that but the next screen said nothing aboutentering it so I am stuck. Now cannot acess the screen again only the screen to download Akismet How can i get the API key in. * Graham * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803293) * Please see: * [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/) * [johnmartinsonjr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnmartinsonjr/) * (@johnmartinsonjr) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803294) * I have created a WordPress blog that is on my own host. If I create a WordPress account (which would create another blog) do I use that API Key or is there another process of getting a key that is specific to my personally hosted blog? * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803295) * read the links above. Its all outlined within those. * [johnmartinsonjr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnmartinsonjr/) * (@johnmartinsonjr) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803296) * Actually, no it doesn’t cover the information I requested. Granted, it says that you need to create a WordPress account but it does not say how a new blog account created at WordPress.com will have an API Key that will relate to a blog that is personally hosted. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803297) * > but it does not say how a new blog account created at WordPress.com * why do you need to know the “how”? * it works. the how isnt important. * youre reading the wrong threads. you havent even gotten the account on wordpress. com and your reading posts from ppl that are having trouble. why? * You get the key after you sign up. You activate askimet on your self hosted blog, and you put THAT key in the box where its asked for. * Done. * the how is for them. * [sondon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sondon/) * (@sondon) * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803314) * My API isn’t accepted on my hosted WordPress account. It’s worked before but not now. What happened? * [skarasic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skarasic/) * (@skarasic) * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803318) * Hi, I have a new blog at [http://whatworksforbusiness.com](http://whatworksforbusiness.com). I’m trying to use the WordPress stats plugin and I need an API key. When I try to login at WordPress.com as instructed, it doesn’t work because my username is “admin”, and I can’t change my username. * Is there another way to get my API key? * Thanks, Shara * [boldizar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boldizar/) * (@boldizar) * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803319) * This is confusing — I have a WordPress blog on my own site ([http://www.boldizar.com](http://www.boldizar.com)), which has a username and password, and I have a support WordPress username and password. * Am I understanding correctly that in order to get an API key (for Akismet), I need to sign up once again? * [gwendykrijger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gwendykrijger/) * (@gwendykrijger) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/#post-803320) * Okay – I do like the thread, but to be sure, I have a self hosted WP blog and now just signed up for WP account and a WP forum account. The WP account has given me an API code and I can use that to activate certain plugins on my self hosted WP powered blog … does that make sense… I dont care how it works, just let me know if it will work? Thanks! G. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘API Key’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [api key](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/api-key/) * 20 replies * 18 participants * Last reply from: [creativefield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativefield/) * Last activity: [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-20/page/2/#post-803342) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics