Title: API Keys… Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # API Keys… * [nambto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nambto/) * (@nambto) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-keys/) * I’m trying to locate my API Key… but I can’t! Am I able to get one if I am hosting my blog on my own server? Or do I have to host w/ WP? * I just want to get rid of this SPAM!!! = ( Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-keys/#post-527383) * 1) Go to wordpress.com and register for a username – then you’ll get the API for Akismet * 2) Install the Bad Behavior plugin, also as it kills trackback spam * Thread Starter [nambto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nambto/) * (@nambto) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-keys/#post-527385) * should i already have one if I have a WP blog on my own server? I mean, if I register a new user name… does that mean I have to create a new blog under that user name or can I take the API Key and use it with my existing blog? * Sorry and thanks altogether! * Thread Starter [nambto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nambto/) * (@nambto) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-keys/#post-527388) * nevermind! got it to work. = ) Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘API Keys…’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [api](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/api/) * [askimet](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/askimet/) * [key](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/key/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [nambto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nambto/) * Last activity: [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-keys/#post-527388) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics