How to Create an Application Password for WordPress API
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I want to make posts to my blog by using the WordPress API. In order to authenticate my requests, I understand that I have to create a username and password for my private app.
This video tries to explain how to create an application password.
The problem is, the UI has changed since that video was made. After opening the Users tab, no option appears to create an application.
So, how can I create a new app to give it a username and password so I can authenticate my API calls?
WP.com: Yes
Jetpack: No
Correct account: YesThe blog I need help with is: (visible only to moderators and staff)
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You find answers in our extensive documentation at https://wordpress.com/support/security/two-step-authentication/application-specific-passwords/
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Thank you for your kind reply.
To get to the screen shown in the docs, it says, “To generate application-specific passwords, head back to Two-Step Authentication and then down to ‘Application Passwords.'”
Where is “Two-Step Authentication?” This is where I am getting lost. I can’t find that screen to get to the screen shown in the answer.
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@staartmees Thank you for your kind reply.
To get to the screen shown in the docs, it says, “To generate application-specific passwords, head back to Two-Step Authentication and then down to ‘Application Passwords.’”
Where is “Two-Step Authentication?” This is where I am getting lost. I can’t find that screen to get to the screen shown in the answer.
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https://wordpress.com/support/security/two-step-authentication/
Don’t forget to download and keep the backup codes on a safe please. They are the only way to come to the rescue if anything goes wrong with your 2FA.
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@smartmees Thank you kindly. But I’m not trying to set up 2FA. That’s not my goal.
My goal is to post a blog article by sending a POST request to the API.
To do that, I apparently need to send a username and a password in the header of the API request. To do that, I apparently need to create a new app and generate a password for it. To do that, I apparently need to navigate [to this below screen](https://imgur.com/a/oKLTw7v). To do that, I apparently need to click the 2FA link you shared. But I don’t see the screen (shown below) when I click the 2FA link. How to move forward?
Link to image: https://imgur.com/a/oKLTw7v
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Thank you kindly. But I’m not trying to set up 2FA. That’s not my goal.
My goal is to post a blog article by sending a POST request to the API.
To do that, I apparently need to send a username and a password in the header of the API request. To do that, I apparently need to create a new app and generate a password for it. To do that, I apparently need to navigate [to this below screen](https://imgur.com/gmUQzys). To do that, I apparently need to click the 2FA link you shared. But I don’t see the screen (shown below) when I click the 2FA link.
How to move forward?
Link to image: https://imgur.com/gmUQzys
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