API key usage

bmsterling

Quick question that I could not find an answer for in the forums; I created a WordPress plugin and to do the advanced stuff I require that the user have an API key, but in reality that does not make sense to me. So my question is, what is the thought on embedding my API into the code? Is that how everyone else does it or is that a no-no?

Thanks.

DrDavid

The API key belongs to the program; not the person. So, you use the API key inside the wordpress plugin to identify the program.

David

bmsterling

Thanks David that is what I thought, but I wanted to make sure.

devbobo

It really depends on how the user wants to do it, if the app or tool isn't compiled, the 3rd party developers might want to add "[Insert API Key here]" in the code and provide instructions on what to do.

bmsterling

devbobo wrote:

It really depends on how the user wants to do it, if the app or tool isn't compiled, the 3rd party developers might want to add "[Insert API Key here]" in the code and provide instructions on what to do.

Thanks devbobo, I guess, if the user is just "getting" and not "putting," having the "programs" api embedded is ok. But if/when I get to the level that the end user will be "putting," ie uploading, editing text that will get sent back to smugmug, I will just require the end user to have their API.