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Account restricted to AQ. prefix keys — Requesting AIza key restoration
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bashdar
June 14, 2026,  7:07pm
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Hello Google AI Support Team,
I am writing to request a review and restoration of my account’s
ability to generate standard AIza format API keys.
Issue: My Google AI Studio account is currently restricted to
generating API keys starting with the “AQ.” prefix instead of
the standard “AIza” format. I have tried multiple Google accounts
and all of them only generate AQ. prefix keys.
These AQ. keys return HTTP Error 400/401 when used with the
google-generativeai Python SDK and the Gemini API endpoint:
generativelanguage.googleapis.com
I have not intentionally violated any terms of service.
Could you please restore standard AIza key generation for my account?
Thank you.
tuapuikia99
June 14, 2026, 11:44pm
2
Just go to your GCP project and generate an API key there. Then select gemini-only API in the list.
Pooja_Kapse
June 17, 2026,  6:12am
3
Hello @bashdar ,
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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