Title: Need API key for Askimet
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Need API key for Askimet

 *  [karenbledsoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karenbledsoe/)
 * (@karenbledsoe)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-api-key-for-askimet/)
 * I want to install Askimet on my blog for comment spam. It requires an API key,
   but I dont know where to find mine. I’ve followed all the instructions. One set
   of instructions said it would be mailed to me, but I’ve not received a WordPress
   email with an API key. Another said to go to my WordPress account and it would
   be in the “paragraph” in the upper right corner. Well, when I click on “My Account,”
   it takes me straight to my user profile, and nowhere can I find the key.
 * Has something changed since the Askimet instructions were written? Or am I just
   missing something terribly obvious?

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-api-key-for-askimet/#post-384191)
 * Wrong forum, sorry. I think you wanted to post your question here: [http://wordpress.com/forums/](http://wordpress.com/forums/)
 *  [jdaviescoates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdaviescoates/)
 * (@jdaviescoates)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-api-key-for-askimet/#post-384412)
 * You get your API key from your WordPress.com Profile:
 * [https://yourusername.wordpress.com/wp-admin/profile.php](https://yourusername.wordpress.com/wp-admin/profile.php)
 *  [jdaviescoates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdaviescoates/)
 * (@jdaviescoates)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-api-key-for-askimet/#post-384413)
 * /me wonders why moshu didn’t just say that :/

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## 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
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [jdaviescoates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdaviescoates/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-api-key-for-askimet/#post-384413)
 * Status: not resolved

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