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# How to Get Etherscan API Key?

## Steps

#### 1. Visit Etherscan website

{% embed url="<https://etherscan.io/>" %}

#### 2. Click "Sign In" on the top-right corner

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#### 3. Login if you already have an account, or click "Sign Up" if you do not have an account

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#### 4. Once logged in, hover your mouse on your logged in username and click "API Keys"

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#### 5. Scroll down to see the "API Keys" panel and click "+Add"

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#### 6. Give a name to your API key (probably only you can see)

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#### 7. Copy and note down your API key for later

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## Additional Steps for Remix IDE

#### 8. Get back to Remix IDE and click "Enable?"

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#### 9. Edit API key in Etherscan section and then click "Save"

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#### 10. Congratulations! you can now verify your deployed smart contracts