# User API keys specification

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-api-keys-specification/48536
**Category:** Integrations
**Tags:** rest-api, reference
**Created:** [August 12, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-api-keys-specification/48536 "2016-08-12T02:11:53Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-api-keys-specification/48536/34 "2020-03-19T21:05:52Z")

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@sam What is your take on allowing User API Keys that only have the `read` scope attached, to be passed via URL params on `GET` requests?

Use case is allowing integrations like subscribing your [Improved Bookmarks with Reminders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-bookmarks-with-reminders/144542) in Google Calendar using User API keys.

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