# How to get a feed from a password protected Discourse?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-a-feed-from-a-password-protected-discourse/29602>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [Juin 3, 2015, 1:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-a-feed-from-a-password-protected-discourse/29602 "2015-06-03T13:48:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Post date:** [Septembre 4, 2015, 5:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-a-feed-from-a-password-protected-discourse/29602/5 "2015-09-04T17:17:47Z")

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> [@dansingerman](#):
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> Is this a bug or by design?

That sounds like a bug to me. The API key should function as the user associated with it. Are you passing the correct username through too?

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