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I'm still in the process of moving old saves off my Reddit account and found this gem today. Reddit HQ is coping hardcore, I can't image regular users actually care about this.

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[โ€“] vapeloki 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, but they need also a key from your account. That's the way the keep you logged in.

The app key is to authenticate the app, the api key is for authentication

[โ€“] incompetentboob 3 points 2 years ago

The user is given an OAuth token which is different to an API Key.