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Account restricted to AQ. tokens, requesting AIza key resotration
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hiufungcman
June 11, 2026,  5:25am
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Hi Google AI Developer Support team,
My account is currently restricted to generating “AQ.” prefix authentication key in Google AI Studio across all projects, including newly created ones.
Because third-party tooling do not currently support the AQ token format, I am requesting a manual review to restore standard “AIza…” API key generation for my account.
Account Info:
Google Account Email: h...@gmail.com
I have verified that no active keys are publicly exposed, and I am ready to resume standard key usage.
Thank you for your assistance in advance.
Jon_Matthews
June 11, 2026,  2:53pm
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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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