Title: WordPress.com stats plugin API problem Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress.com stats plugin API problem * Resolved [ladylynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladylynn/) * (@ladylynn) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/) * I did a search of my problem, and while I found others who had the same problem, I couldn’t find a resolution. If somebody here can point me in the right direction, I’ll be forever grateful. * I’ve had the WordPress.com stats plugin for a while. I’ve just upgraded to WP2.6, and the plugin gave me the “needs attention” message. I clicked on it, and it asked for my API key. I entered that and got this: * ********************* * The API key “###########” belongs to the WordPress.com account of “username”. If this is not your account, please re-enter your API key. * According to the WordPress.com database, this API key is already associated with at least one self-hosted blog. You can add this as a new blog on your WordPress. com account or replace an existing blog and inherit its stats history. Add new blog to my account * Do this if this blog is new or has never been associated with your API key. This blog will be added to your WordPress.com account. * ********************* * Unfortunately, it doesn’t tell me how to replace/inherit, and when I try clicking the “add” button at the bottom, I get a “Missing API key” error. * How do I get my stats back? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Thread Starter [ladylynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladylynn/) * (@ladylynn) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826339) * On a whim, I checked my Akismet configuration and discovered I’d registered that with a different API key. I used that key for my WordPress.com stats plugin and voila! It was working again. * [libyano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/libyano/) * (@libyano) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826491) * How did you solve this **problem**? * Thread Starter [ladylynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladylynn/) * (@ladylynn) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826512) * Not sure what you’re asking … my problem turned out to be that I was using the wrong API key. When I entered the same key I’d used for Akismet, the problem was solved. * [qp27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qp27/) * (@qp27) * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826539) * i´m getting act the same problem… * [housag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/housag/) * (@housag) * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826540) * I’ve got a similar problem. * I’m working on two different sites, both with WordPress 2.6.1 and on the same server – and I’ve used the same API key to configure Akismet on both installations. Then I entered the same API key into WordPress Stats configuration and it worked just for one of them, not for the other. * Furthermore: when I enter my API key into WordPress Stats configuration, he recognizes the account and asks me if I want to replace the existing blog or to keep both of them, the old and the new one. So I tell him to add this new blog to my blog list, but it doesn’t work. * It must be something really stupid – but I have no idea how to solve it. The second blog Stats config continues telling me there was no API key typed, when obviously I’ve enterd it. * 🙁 * [ff2x4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ff2x4/) * (@ff2x4) * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826541) * I have a similar problem. I’ve tried using my Askimet API key to activate my WordPress Stats plugin. It’s telling me it’s not my key to use. I’ve tried so many different ways to get to the right key I’ve lost track. * I can sign into my blog with the password for my account, but the same username and password DO NOT work when signing directly into wordpress.org. * I think I now have several user names and passwords floating around out there because I keep reading a new solution to my problem and creating new accounts and still I don’t have WordPress Stats running. * My Askimet is working just fine and has for over 7 months. * Are there stats out there that I can use without an API key? * Please help me. This is the only problem I’ve been having and it’s now been several months and I STILL don’t have a resolution. * [ff2x4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ff2x4/) * (@ff2x4) * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826542) * Uh-oh. My avatar is linked to a different name. ff2x4 is NOT the username I use to log onto my blog. * I’m about reading to dump this blog. I’m so confused. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘WordPress.com stats plugin API problem’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [api](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/api/) * [wordpress.com stats](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wordpress-com-stats/) * 7 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [ff2x4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ff2x4/) * Last activity: [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpresscom-stats-plugin-api-problem/#post-826542) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics