---
layout: default
title: Request an API Key
nav: basics
---

<div id="apidatagov_signup">Loading signup form...</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
  /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * */
  var apiUmbrellaSignupOptions = {
    registrationSource: 'gsa-auctions',
    apiKey: '0aYAx2eY37dkfjqsrrZ53SSCkY1yY2kRYGvY27rv'
  };

  /* * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */
  (function() {
    var apiUmbrella = document.createElement('script'); apiUmbrella.type = 'text/javascript'; apiUmbrella.async = true;
    apiUmbrella.src = 'https://api.data.gov/static/javascripts/signup_embed.js';
    (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(apiUmbrella);
  })();
</script>
<noscript>Please enable JavaScript to signup for an <a href="http://api.data.gov/">api.data.gov</a> API key.</noscript>

---
layout: default
title: Request an API Key
nav: basics
---

<div id="apidatagov_signup">Loading signup form...</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
  /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * */
  var apiUmbrellaSignupOptions = {
    registrationSource: 'gsa-auctions',
    apiKey: '0aYAx2eY37dkfjqsrrZ53SSCkY1yY2kRYGvY27rv',
    exampleApiUrl: 'https://api.data.gov/gsa/auctions?api_key={{api_key}}&format=JSON'
  };

  /* * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */
  (function() {
    var apiUmbrella = document.createElement('script'); apiUmbrella.type = 'text/javascript'; apiUmbrella.async = true;
    apiUmbrella.src = 'https://api.data.gov/static/javascripts/signup_embed.js';
    (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(apiUmbrella);
  })();
</script>
<noscript>Please enable JavaScript to signup for an <a href="http://api.data.gov/">api.data.gov</a> API key.</noscript>

Update the example API URL the user sees after signing up
Update the example API URL the user sees after signing up

This will just tweak the signup confirmation page the user sees after signing up for their own API key. The example URL being used will instead be a link to your own API, rather than another random one from api.data.gov.