# Feature request: Allow safe API access to site settings without an admin-level key

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-allow-safe-api-access-to-site-settings-without-an-admin-level-key/408523
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [July 25, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-allow-safe-api-access-to-site-settings-without-an-admin-level-key/408523 "2026-07-25T23:03:41Z")
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### Author: ![philh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/philh/32/532740_2.png) [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-allow-safe-api-access-to-site-settings-without-an-admin-level-key/408523/4 "2026-07-27T00:06:45Z")

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> [@merefield](#):
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> Could you be more specific on which exact site settings?

Are you asking me or @jenmck?

> [@merefield](#):
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> Unfettered read only access to all site settings seems a bit of a blunt instrument

Is the currently what lack of non-admin user access makes the normal way hence my request. 🙂

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