Title: API tab – question re: options
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# API tab – question re: options

 *  [IRD-dev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ird-dev/)
 * (@ird-dev)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-tab-question-re-options/)
 * Hello. Under WooCommerce > Settings > API, what are these settings used for ..
   and when are they needed versus NOT needed?
 * Also, why is “API REST” enabled by default, on the API tab under WooCommerce 
   settings?
 * I am working on a PayPal Standard business account integration with a WP Theme
   that came with WooCommerce (which is up-to-date per 2015-NOV).
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/)

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