API Keys Management
RankWriting integrates with several external services. Here's how API keys are handled for each.
Keys managed by RankWriting
The following API keys are managed centrally by RankWriting — you don't need to obtain or configure them yourself:
- ·Anthropic (Claude) — AI article generation
- ·Pexels — Royalty-free image search
- ·YouTube Data API — Video search and embedding
These keys are stored in server-side environment variables and are never exposed to the browser or written to the database.
Your WordPress and Shopify credentials
These are not API keys but OAuth/Token-based authorization connections. See:
Revoking access
To fully revoke RankWriting's access to your WordPress site:
- ·Deactivate and delete the RankWriting plugin from WordPress admin
- ·Go to RankWriting Dashboard → Sites and disconnect the site
Both steps together completely terminate access.
Security best practices
- ·Never share your Connect Token outside of the WordPress Settings page
- ·Connect Tokens expire after 15 minutes and are single-use — expired tokens cannot be reused
- ·If you suspect your account is compromised, immediately sign out of all sessions from your Clerk account settings