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Is it OK to share the key in our source? Someone could just pick it up and use it for other purposes.

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  • Couldn't you just require that they get their own keys?
    – Cyclone
    Commented Jul 8, 2010 at 19:49
  • @Cyclone I think that beats the purpose of having keys in the first place..
    – Felix
    Commented Jul 8, 2010 at 19:50
  • Raffi Krikorian of Twitter isn't convinced that requiring each end user to register for his own key "beats the purpose".
    – Damian Yerrick
    Commented Aug 24, 2017 at 17:42

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Don't worry too much about leaking your key. Its not the end of the world.

Remember, throttling and bans are done based on IP. The key is basically for identification purposes.

Only in cases where the vast majority of the users of a key are abusive would we consider banning the key itself.

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  • And of course, in that case, it's likely because the app was poorly designed or is inherently malicious.
    – Nathan Osman
    Commented Jul 8, 2010 at 23:45

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