# How to get an API key

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-an-api-key/223847
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [April 10, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-an-api-key/223847 "2022-04-10T14:39:03Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-an-api-key/223847/5 "2022-04-10T15:07:00Z")

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Ah yes. Moderator and Admin are distinct roles in Discourse. A Moderator has quite a lot of high level functions for user and content moderation, but an Admin (or Sysadmin) has access to far more settings and functions to do with setting up the forum itself. You can read more info about those roles in [Understanding user statuses, roles, and permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-of-various-user-states-in-discourse-admin-moderator-staff-developer-other/35171)

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