Talk:API key

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This article is erroneous - a UUID by definition must have 32 characters. Many API keys have 10-12-etc. Something as long as 32 would be an exception in my experience.

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Additionaly, it is not clear how an API key is supposed to work on the server side or what benefits it provides..! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:980:E8E5:1:8D1A:115E:35C9:A790 (talk) 02:32, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]