Etsy API key rejected after shared secret change
Etsy API keys stop working after Etsy's shared-secret requirement, and sellers cannot get a valid key or create a new app.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
5 public reports · first reported 18 December 2018 · last reported 30 August 2026
What's going wrong
Etsy Shop users report that their API keys stopped working in 2026 after Etsy required a shared secret on every request.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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