# Assistance with Perspective API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-with-perspective-api/134589
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** perspective-api
**Created:** [November 27, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-with-perspective-api/134589 "2019-11-27T22:34:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![UndecidedFactor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/undecidedfactor/32/162229_2.png) [@UndecidedFactor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UndecidedFactor)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-with-perspective-api/134589/1 "2019-11-27T22:34:29Z")

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> [@Discourse Google Perspective API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-perspective-api-plugin/98733):
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> discourse2Summary Google Perspective API is the official Google Perspective API plugin for Discoursehammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-perspective-api](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-perspective-api)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features What is the Perspective API? From [the official site](https://www.perspectiveapi.com/), “Perspective is an API that makes it easier to host better conversations.The API uses machine learning models to score the perceived impact a comment might h…

Using this tutorial, I cannot figure out how to get an API key. There is no Request API Access button on the site.

Can anyone walk me through getting a key and setting it up?

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### Author: ![michaeld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michaeld/32/1594_2.png) [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-with-perspective-api/134589/2 "2019-11-27T22:40:56Z")

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Here’s how : [https://github.com/conversationai/perspectiveapi/blob/master/1-get-started/README.md](https://github.com/conversationai/perspectiveapi/blob/master/1-get-started/README.md)

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### Author: ![UndecidedFactor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/undecidedfactor/32/162229_2.png) [@UndecidedFactor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UndecidedFactor)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-with-perspective-api/134589/3 "2019-11-27T22:47:52Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/e/7e868952b73fcd0bb36b98170c5e19a63f5824ec.png)  
I know where to get it but don’t know what to put for the above options

EDIT: These steps can be skipped and you can get an API key

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-with-perspective-api/134589/4 "2023-09-01T04:14:18Z")

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-with-perspective-api/134589/5 "2023-09-01T04:32:43Z")

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