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Technical reference for the Akismet API, including key verification, comment checks, spam and ham submissions, activity, usage limits, and error codes.

  • Building your application
    • Using Akismet on contact forms
  • Key verification
  • Comment check
  • Submit spam (missed spam)
  • Submit ham (false positives)
  • Key/sites activity
  • Usage limit
  • Response error codes
    • Akismet Error #10001
    • Akismet Error #10003
    • Akismet Error #10402
    • Akismet Error #10011
    • Akismet Error #10010
    • Akismet Error #10009
    • Akismet Error #10006
    • Akismet Error #10005
    • Akismet Error #10404
    • Akismet Error #10403
    • Akismet Error #30001

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