Title: API key not recognized
Last modified: March 25, 2026

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# API key not recognized

 *  Resolved [marcoronit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcoronit/)
 * (@marcoronit)
 * [2 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-not-recognized/)
 * We are an academic library. We have installed WP Search with Algolia in our library’s
   WordPress website a few days ago, to enable AI-based search in our website. We’ve
   entered the Search API key, but get this message and can’t proceed:
   **It looks
   like your search API key is wrong. Ensure that the key you entered has only the
   search capability and nothing else. Also ensure that the key has no limited time
   validity.**Algolia’s support confirmed that we have entered the correct Search
   API key in the WP Search with Algolia integration config. We’d appreciate any
   help.
    -  This topic was modified 2 weeks, 4 days ago by [marcoronit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcoronit/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fapi-not-recognized%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [2 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-not-recognized/#post-18862733)
 * Hi [@marcoronit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcoronit/)
 * We’re monitoring this overall issue at [https://github.com/WebDevStudios/wp-search-with-algolia/issues/537](https://github.com/WebDevStudios/wp-search-with-algolia/issues/537)
   and are doing some extra review and testing/confirmation before we push out a
   change for everyone. Hoping to get this finished up as soon as possible.
 * If you’re not wary of editing code yourself, I can point you to where the main
   change is going to be at, in the meantime, before we do the full release to everyone.
 *  Thread Starter [marcoronit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcoronit/)
 * (@marcoronit)
 * [2 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-not-recognized/#post-18862764)
 * Hi Michael,
   Thanks for your reply. We prefer not to mess with the code 🙂 We’ll
   follow the GitHub thread and wait for the fixed version release.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-not-recognized/#post-18865103)
 * We pushed out 2.11.2 yesterday which should fix this issue. Please upgrade when
   you have the moment.

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 * Last reply from: [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * Last activity: [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-not-recognized/#post-18865103)
 * Status: resolved