# Insufficient trust level to connect here via the mobile app?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859
**Category:** Site feedback
**Created:** [7월 26, 2017, 2:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859 "2017-07-26T14:41:40Z")
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### Author:  [@AndyWhite247](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndyWhite247)
#### Post date: [7월 26, 2017, 2:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/1 "2017-07-26T14:41:40Z")
And comes back with _Sorry, you do not have the required trust level to access the user API_
Appreciate your help in understanding how I can post to the web version, but not be trusted to connect via my phone?
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [7월 26, 2017, 2:56오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/2 "2017-07-26T14:56:55Z")
This is because you have not yet reached “trust level 1”
> **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)**
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> The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of…
In the admin panel, you can change the setting `min trust level for user api key` to 0 if you want everyone to be able to use the app.
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### Author:  [@AndyWhite247](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndyWhite247)
#### Post date: [7월 26, 2017, 3:59오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/3 "2017-07-26T15:59:47Z")
Many thanks David, Very helpful
> [@david](#):
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> In the admin panel, you can change the setting min trust level for user api key to 0 if you want everyone to be able to use the app.
I would suggest that Discourse Admin do this!
Or tweaks the trust level 1 setting. See my suggestion below
Basic (1)
If a user sticks around long enough to read a bit, Discourse now trusts them as a basic user.
They can get to trust level 1 by…
entering at least 1 topics
reading at least 5 posts
spend a total of 10 minutes reading posts
Admins can change these thresholds in..
basic\_requires\_topic\_entered
basic\_requires\_read\_posts
basic\_requires\_time\_spent\_mins
Users at trust level 1 can…
use all core Discourse functions
Upload images and attachments if enabled
Edit wiki posts
Flag posts
have all new user restrictions removed
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [7월 27, 2017, 12:19오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/4 "2017-07-27T00:19:30Z")
Beware, if you change TL1 levels you become extremely vulnerable to spammers. I strongly recommend you _do not_ do that.
We won’t be doing it here for that reason, as well.
I guess it is mostly safe to allow API keys for new users? But this means spammers can sign up, and get an API user key as well. @sam in your professional opinion how risky is it for a site owner to allow API user keys for TL0 users?
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [7월 27, 2017, 12:33오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/5 "2017-07-27T00:33:58Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> I guess it is mostly safe to allow API keys for new users? But this means spammers can sign up, and get an API user key as well. @sam in your professional opinion how risky is it for a site owner to allow API user keys for TL0 users?
Not that risky, the protocol is quite involved in getting a key, if you can script that you can easily script spamming the site elsewise.
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### Author:  [@AndyWhite247](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndyWhite247)
#### Post date: [7월 27, 2017, 5:31오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/6 "2017-07-27T05:31:37Z")
Thanks Jeff and Sam for taking the time to respond
Not sure if I made it clear, I am trying to connect to meta.discourse on my iPhone via the app (using my Twitter account) and getting the _Sorry, you do not have the required trust level._
Yet I can log in to the web version (using same Twitter account)… and post away.
Apologies for being a non techie, but I do not get the inconsistency between the web level of trust and the app level of trust??
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Beware, if you change TL1 levels you become extremely vulnerable to spammers. I strongly recommend you do not do that.
>
> We won’t be doing it here for that reason, as wel
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [7월 27, 2017, 5:40오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/7 "2017-07-27T05:40:27Z")
Sure, then you will need to achieve TL1 here, just read a bit more.
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### Author:  [@AndyWhite247](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndyWhite247)
#### Post date: [7월 27, 2017, 6:04오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/8 "2017-07-27T06:04:50Z")
Read some more…and here I am posting from the iPhone-🙂
Thanks your help
We will be installing Discourse for our Long Form discussion
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [7월 27, 2017, 8:48오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insufficient-trust-level-to-connect-here-via-the-mobile-app/66859/9 "2017-07-27T08:48:01Z")