# Why is the api-key data removed from the response of GET /admin/users/user.json?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-api-key-data-removed-from-the-response-of-get-admin-users-user-json/246588
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [November 23, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-api-key-data-removed-from-the-response-of-get-admin-users-user-json/246588 "2022-11-23T21:22:47Z")
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### Author: ![jandres](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jandres/32/130933_2.png) [@jandres](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jandres)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-api-key-data-removed-from-the-response-of-get-admin-users-user-json/246588/1 "2022-11-23T21:22:47Z")

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Can i know why you remove the `api-key` data from response when we made a GET request to `/admin/users/:user_id.json`. I don’t remember since what version this value was removed from response, but it seems to me that it was available in the pass.  
If I use a global admin API key that doesn’t affect the stats of the forum ?  
If I use a global admin API key for my forum integrated mobile app, then what is the purpose of get or generate single user Api key ?

Thank you very much 👍