Title: WordPress.com Stats Doesn't Like My API Key Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # WordPress.com Stats Doesn't Like My API Key * [johnchartrand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnchartrand/) * (@johnchartrand) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-doesnt-like-my-api-key-1/) * I installed and activated WordPress.com Stats and it doesn’t like my API key. * > “The API key “7101ce1c77a4” belongs to the WordPress.com account “johnchartrand661″. > If you want to use a different account, please enter the correct API key.” * This is the API key I received and used with Askismet plugin. It also says if I want to use a different account to enter the correct API key. What is the correct API key? And how do I get it if I don’t have the right one that I’m using with Askimet. * I tried to create a Google Analytics account, but it wants me to enter the code in each page of my site within the tag of the html, but WordPress uses. php and I don’t know where to place it. * Appreciate your help John Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * [Big Bagel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/big-bagel/) * (@big-bagel) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-doesnt-like-my-api-key-1/#post-2385813) * I think that’s the message that shows when you enter a valid key. It’s just telling you who owns the key (presumably you) and that you can re-enter a different key if you want. Wait a while and see if some stats are shown. * You would add your Google analytics tracking code directly to your theme’s `header. php` file (or preferably, a [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) of such). There _are_ also a few plugins that will do it for you, such as this one: * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/) Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) The topic ‘WordPress.com Stats Doesn't Like My API Key’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 1 reply * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Big Bagel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/big-bagel/) * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-doesnt-like-my-api-key-1/#post-2385813) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics