Invalid API Key
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My API key for running Akismet on my blog is not working. I have this error message in my Akismet Configuration page: “Your key appears invalid. Double-check it.” I went to my wordpress.com dashboard and checked my API key there and pasted it in… but it was the same key. When I click “Update API Key” nothing changes. It seems like this has started when I activated the new stats functionality with my API key… it could have just been a coincidence.
Any thoughts? Help? It REALLY sucks having to moderate all the spam comments I am getting!
Thanks
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No offense but it also sucks when folks don’t use the search bar when they have an error. :(
Search for “Your key appears invalid. Double-check it”
Solution: Get with your host as either they’ve removed the ability to have PHP call an outside URL or they’ve closed off port 80 for outbound connections.
Hope this helps,
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Wow, sorry.
My host allows outside calls. The other threads didn’t help me out because I have done everything they suggest. Also it seemed like it might be connected to me activating the new stats plugin which wasn’t talked about in the other threads.
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Not a problem. :)
Actually the stats plugin just was released yesterday.
You may have to also white list the akismet servers. *.akismet.com or rest.akismet.com if you need to do a specific one.
I’m thinking that if you have SSH access, testing the connection with a wget would work but I can’t remember if wget uses port 80. I think it does.
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Sorry, but I have been learning PHP as I go and have never been a programmer. I am pretty good at figuring things out, but I don’t know how to whitelist a server as I have never done it before. Any help would be appreciated.
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Not a problem. Whitelisting is done on the server side though with the firewall. It’s not a PHP option.
You may want to drop staff a feedback and just let them know that you’re having issues and that your host is saying that things are open. They may be seeing something on their end. i would include your API key just to be sure they’re on the same page.
Is this for the blog you have in your username here? I note it’s on a GoDaddy box. Gotta admit that their tech support isn’t known for (how should I put this) playing with a full deck if you catch my meaning and you may want to follow up with them on the issue.
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Heh, yeah, I know what you mean. The guy <i>seemed</i> to know what he was talking about and he talked with a few others as well… not that that necessarily means anything, but at least they make it look like they knew what they were talking about. ;)
I sent an email to Akismet… not sure if that is what did it, but the key is appearing as valid and functional now… strange. I’m just glad it is over! I was getting one about every 3 minutes or so.
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