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Welcome to the Stack Apps Help Center!

Please note that we do not allow posts that are created with Generative AI.

If you are unable to find the answer you need here, you can also search for or ask a question about Stack Apps itself by posting a question with the tag meta.

For details about changes to app authentication released in June 2025, see API Authentication (2025)

Here are the top picks from our faq posts:

• API "Hello World" code
• API Documentation and Help
• How to list your application/library/wrapper/script here
• How API Keys Work (FAQ)

On Meta Stack Exchange we also have an API and stackapps tag.

Asking

• What types of questions should I avoid asking?
• What topics can I ask about here?
• What does it mean if a question is "closed"?
• What should I do if no one answers my question?
• I've thought better of my question; can I delete it?

Our model

• Code of Conduct
• Expected Behavior
• How do I use tags to find topics I'm interested in?
• The Community user deleted my question! What gives?
• How do I report harassment?

Reputation & Moderation

• Who are the site moderators, and what is their role here?
• Why is voting important?
• What is reputation? How do I earn (and lose) it?
• Who are the staff, and what is their role here?
• Why do I have a reputation change on my reputation page that says "User was removed"?

Answering

• How do I write a good answer?
• What does it mean when an answer is "accepted"?
• Can I answer my own question?
• Why and how are some answers deleted?
• How to reference material written by others

My Account

• API Authentication (2025)
• I accidentally created two accounts; how do I merge them?
• How do I add or remove login credentials from my account?
• I lost my password; how do I reset it?
• How do I delete my account?

Review Queues

• What are review queues?
• How do I use the First questions queue?
• How do I use the First answers queue?
• Why was I suspended from reviewing?
• Why was I issued a review warning?

Chat

• What is Chat?