# API for Tidbyt

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-for-tidbyt/7126>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [November 3, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-for-tidbyt/7126 "2023-11-03T21:18:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![fire3916](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/fire3916/32/3932_2.png) [@fire3916](https://community.purpleair.com/u/fire3916)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-for-tidbyt/7126/1 "2023-11-03T21:18:47Z")

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Can someone please walk me through how to get an API key and sensor ID to work on the recent Tidbyt update? Using an API key is foreign to me. Thanks

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**Author:** ![JustinBright13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@JustinBright13](https://community.purpleair.com/u/JustinBright13)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-for-tidbyt/7126/2 "2023-11-07T01:34:39Z")

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I also can’t seem to fix this since the tidbyt update

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**Author:** ![Kieran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/kieran/32/6220_2.png) [@Kieran](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Kieran)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-for-tidbyt/7126/3 "2023-11-09T23:55:49Z")

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Hello,

You can create an API key on the [PurpleAir Develop site](https://develop.purpleair.com/). Once in, you can create a key in the API keys section on the top. If you have further questions, please email [contact@purpleair.com](mailto:contact@purpleair.com).

Have an excellent rest of your day!

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**Author:** ![Kieran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/kieran/32/6220_2.png) [@Kieran](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Kieran)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-for-tidbyt/7126/4 "2023-11-09T23:56:05Z")

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Hello,

You can create an API key on the [PurpleAir Develop site](https://develop.purpleair.com/). Once in, you can create a key in the API keys section on the left. You will have to move points from your organization to your project to use them. More information can be found in this [community article](https://community.purpleair.com/t/new-api-dashboard/3981#points-6). If you have further questions, please email [contact@purpleair.com](mailto:contact@purpleair.com).

Have an excellent rest of your day!