Find or replace your license / API key

World Monitor calls this value a license key in some desktop screens and an API key elsewhere. They refer to the same user-created value, which starts with wm_.

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Create a key

1. Open the World Monitor dashboard and sign in with the account that owns the API subscription.
2. Select Settings in the top-right corner.
3. Open the API Keys tab.
4. Enter a name such as desktop or my-app, then select Create Key.
5. Copy the complete wm_... value immediately and store it in a password manager or secret manager.

The full key is shown only once. World Monitor stores a one-way hash, not the plaintext key.

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If you can see only the prefix

The API Keys tab lists a short prefix so you can identify each key, but it cannot reveal the complete value again.

1. Revoke the key whose full value you lost.
2. Create a replacement.
3. Update every app or script that used the old key.

Revocation is permanent. Applications using the old key will stop working.

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Use the key in the desktop app

In the World Monitor desktop app, open Settings → Overview, paste the complete value into License / API Key, then select Save & Close. For API requests, send the same value in the X-WorldMonitor-Key header. See the API quickstart for examples.

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If the API Keys tab asks you to upgrade

Manual keys require an active API Starter or API Business subscription. A Dashboard Pro subscription unlocks dashboard and MCP features, but it does not include manual API-key creation. If you already bought an API plan, confirm that you signed in with the account that owns the subscription. If the plan is still not recognized, email [email protected] from the purchase email address. Include the plan name and, if available, only the short key prefix—never send a complete key.

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