# Can non-admin user issue their own API key?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-non-admin-user-issue-their-own-api-key/173226>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [December 14, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-non-admin-user-issue-their-own-api-key/173226 "2020-12-14T09:31:28Z")\
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Thank you! I’ve checked the ‘API key generation flow’ part.

I understood that it’s for web applications that can provide `auth_redirect` URL.  
Is there any recommended way for CLI or GitHub Actions?

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