Title: [Plugin: WordPress.com Stats] Yet another API error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress.com Stats] Yet another API error

 *  789434
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/)
 * I have recently migrated to hosted WP option. I have WP 2.6 installed. I am trying
   to install the WordPress.com Stats plugin. I have an existing WP.com account 
   and entered the same API key in the stats plugin. However I get the following
   error:
 * The API key “……….” belongs to the WordPress.com account of “manishmo”. If this
   is not your account, please re-enter your API key.
 * It doesn’t give my any other options. I have logged in WP hosted platform with
   a different login name.
 * Why might this be happening? Do I have to create a new wp.com account? Is a new
   one required for each plugin? Thanks in advance.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stats/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stats/)

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 *  789617
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/#post-820169)
 * For me exact the same!
 * I installed newest stable WP on my dedicated linux server, no problem. Then i
   made an account here at wordpress, in order for getting my API key.
 * Went all fine, the API key works like a charm for Askimet, the Stats is not accepting
   the key. :(((((((((((((
 *  [elcarpo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elcarpo/)
 * (@elcarpo)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/#post-820178)
 * I’m having the exact same problem!
 * I’m using a fresh WP installation, and I have just created a wp.com user in order
   to get the API key, that, as diggers said, it’s working fine with Akismet
 * Any ideas?
 *  789889
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/#post-820179)
 * For me also – the API key for my wordpress.com account works fine for Aksimet,
   but not for stats.
 *  [Andy Skelton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy/)
 * (@andy)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/#post-820232)
 * That’s due to a bug in Stats 1.3.1. Please upgrade to 1.3.2.
 *  789617
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/#post-820244)
 * Andrew, thanks a lot!! Awesome, WordPress.com Stats is now WORKING with [http://wordpress.org/latest.zip](http://wordpress.org/latest.zip)
   and accepting my API key.
 * Btw.: Folks, watch out!!
 * PLEASE CHECK, that you have DISABLED Adblock Plus whilst using Firefox 3.0.1.
   Also check, that your browser is accepting ‘third party cookies’ – else login
   to your wordpress account will fail.
 * I’m using Firefox 3.0.1 and i had to follow those steps above ^^ (disable Adblock
   Plus & accept 3rd party cookies) + Stats 1.3.2 -> works like a charm!
 * Thank you very much for your awesome work, Andrew!!
 *  [Mike Davis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/2dizzylizards/)
 * (@2dizzylizards)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/#post-820340)
 * Wow! Thanks Diggers!
 * I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t log into my WordPress.com Stats from my 
   Dashboard. It was because I had 3rd party cookies turned of in FireFox.
 * Instead of activating 3rd Party Cookies (which some will tell you is a bad thing),
   you can just (in the FireFox Preferences under Privacy tab) click on “Exceptions”
   in the Cookies section and enter “dashboard.wordpress.com” (without the quotes,
   of course).
 * This will allow you to accept 3rd party cookies from WordPress.com so that you
   can log into your WordPress.com Stats account.
 * Now I am happy to be able to see my stats again!

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 * Last reply from: [Mike Davis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/2dizzylizards/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-yet-another-api-error/#post-820340)
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