Getting the license_key for the POP API

Goal

Get a valid license_key to authenticate requests to the POP API.

Prerequisites

• A valid email address.
• Access to the mailbox to receive the OTP.

Steps

1. Open https://popapi.io/otp-login/.
2. Enter your email address.
3. Receive a one-time password (OTP) by email.
4. Enter the OTP.
5. Complete the account setup wizard.
6. Open https://popapi.io/.
7. Go to Account > API.
8. Copy the default license_key that was generated.

Verify

Test the key with:

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://popapi.io/wp-json/api/v2/account-profile?sdk=wordpress' \
  --header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_LICENSE_KEY'

A response with "authenticated": true confirms the key is valid.

Common errors

• account-profile responds unauthenticated — the OTP may have expired, or the setup wizard was not completed: repeat the OTP login.
• You need more than one key (e.g. separate environments) — from Account > API you can generate additional license_key values linked to the same account.
• The key stops working — check whether it was regenerated/revoked from Account > API; every license_key should be treated as a secret credential.

Related configuration

See api/overview for the base URL, authentication header, and first steps with the API.