Title: API key not working
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# API key not working

 *  Resolved [carlscape101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlscape101/)
 * (@carlscape101)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-not-working-2/)
 * I have a wordpress.com account and i copied and pasted the key on my “my profile”
   page and it doesn’t work what should I do? I’m trying to use it for akismet.

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-not-working-2/#post-714080)
 * Contact them through this:
    [http://akismet.com/contact/](http://akismet.com/contact/)
 *  Thread Starter [carlscape101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlscape101/)
 * (@carlscape101)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-not-working-2/#post-714087)
 * Thanks very much
 * Hopefully they’ll answer =]
 *  Thread Starter [carlscape101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlscape101/)
 * (@carlscape101)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-not-working-2/#post-714089)
 * Oh BTW the API doesn’t work for any plugin that requires the API. ANd i’m _completely_
   sure the API is correct

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 * [api](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/api/)
 * [key](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/key/)

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 * Last reply from: [carlscape101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlscape101/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-not-working-2/#post-714089)
 * Status: resolved

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