# Is it possible to retrieve a users api key via the api?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-a-users-api-key-via-the-api/76520>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 20, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-a-users-api-key-via-the-api/76520 "2017-12-20T21:50:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-a-users-api-key-via-the-api/76520/2 "2017-12-20T22:21:24Z")

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Can’t you use a global admin API key and set the `api_username` when making the calls?

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