# Access huggingFace api key in VS code

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/access-huggingface-api-key-in-vs-code/88838>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [May 27, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/access-huggingface-api-key-in-vs-code/88838 "2024-05-27T19:55:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![PankajSadhukhan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@PankajSadhukhan](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/PankajSadhukhan)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/access-huggingface-api-key-in-vs-code/88838/1 "2024-05-27T19:55:44Z")

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How I can use huggingface API key in my vscode so that I don’t need to load models locally?