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Automattic Key Verification API

Verify Akismet API key

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POST /1.1/verify-key Verify Akismet API key #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Akismet Key Verification API
  description: Developer API to interact with the Akismet spam detection service.
  version: 1.0.1
  contact:
    name: Contact Akismet
    url: https://akismet.com/contact
servers:
- url: https://rest.akismet.com
tags:
- name: key-verification
  description: Verify Akismet API key
paths:
  /1.1/verify-key:
    post:
      operationId: postVerifyKey
      summary: Verify Akismet API key
      description: 'Verifies the provided Akismet API key to check its validity and ensure it can be used for API requests.

        '
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyVerificationParameters'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Key verification response.


            If the verification returns "invalid", it usually includes an extra HTTP header with some debug information indicating exactly what was invalid about the call.

            '
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
              examples:
                valid:
                  value: valid
                invalid:
                  value: invalid
          headers:
            X-akismet-debug-help:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/DebugHelpHeader'
      tags:
      - key-verification
components:
  headers:
    DebugHelpHeader:
      description: Extra context for any error that has occurred.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    KeyVerificationParameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
          description: The Akismet API key for authorization.
        blog:
          type: string
          description: The front page or home URL of the instance making the request.
      required:
      - key
      - blog
externalDocs:
  description: Akismet Developers Documentation
  url: https://akismet.com/developers