# API password?

**URL:** <https://community.tradovate.com/t/api-password/5161>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/api-password/5161 "2022-07-27T19:46:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexander](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.tradovate.com/alexander/32/988_2.png) [@Alexander](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Alexander)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/api-password/5161/2 "2022-07-28T12:11:02Z")

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The dedicated password is to hide your real password. So if your key ever became compromised, you could just delete the key and your personal data would remain secure. When you ask for an access token from the API you’ll need to provide the dedicated password instead of your user password for the “password” field.

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