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"Hi, my account is only creating 'AQ.' keys instead of 'AIza'. I need the 'Alza'
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emanoel
June 13, 2026,  5:05pm
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“Hi, my account is only creating ‘AQ.’ keys instead of ‘AIza’. I need the ‘AIza’ format for my bot to work. I’ve already made sure my keys are secure. Can you restore my access?”
“Hi, my account is only creating ‘AQ.’ keys instead of ‘AIza’. I need the ‘AIza’ format for my bot to work. I’ve already made sure my keys are secure. Can you restore my access?”
Pooja_Kapse
June 17, 2026,  6:13am
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Hello @emanoel,
We are moving away from Traffic keys (Alza) and towards a more secure Authentication Key (AQ). AI Studio will now only generate Authentication Key (AQ) keys. More information on key usage can be found in the Using Gemini API keys documentation].
Please submit any compatibility issues with services / SDKs etc. in this form for our engineering team to review. Thanks!
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