# Creating an API key for RSS reader due to login required?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 22, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546 "2017-08-22T15:11:05Z")
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### Author: ![Ryan\_Collins1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ryan_collins1/32/76781_2.png) [@Ryan\_Collins1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Collins1)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546/1 "2017-08-22T15:11:06Z")

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Thanks in advance for any insight and advice.

I have a user who is trying to use the RSS reader “Feedbin” to view the latest posts in my Discourse forum.

This user recently asked…

_Apparently because MFCC is using Discourse with authentication required, for me to read posts via RSS you’ll need to generate an API key for me (which is basically a per-user key that allows someone to do operations over HTTP without being directly logged in)._

**Would it be possible for me to supply this user with an API key that would suit his needs?**

At first glance it appears I already have 1 API key which is probably being used to connect my Wordpress site with Discourse, and that I do not have the option to create any others keys.

I appreciate any words of wisdom. ✌

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### Author: ![Bas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bas/32/294929_2.png) [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546/2 "2017-08-22T15:35:25Z")

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1. go to settings and search for `user api`, click Allow generation of user API keys`  
 ![44](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/9/d9ca5a7ec4284c1d72e693a9d5f09eaee1767404.png)

2. go to the user’s profile, click the `admin` button and scroll down:  

Push that button 🙂

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### Author: ![Ryan\_Collins1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ryan_collins1/32/76781_2.png) [@Ryan\_Collins1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Collins1)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546/3 "2017-08-29T18:47:15Z")

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Great, thank you!

I will give that a try.

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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 9, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546/4 "2019-09-09T15:16:46Z")

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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: [April 11, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546/5 "2023-04-11T23:05:04Z")

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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: [June 10, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-an-api-key-for-rss-reader-due-to-login-required/68546/6 "2023-06-10T10:47:17Z")

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