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title: How to get a Google reCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key
description: "## What is Google reCAPTCHA? Google reCAPTCHA is a popular service that provides security to protect your site from spam and/or bots. Google reCaptcha is usually used on items that require information from the user such as a contact form…"
url: "https://conorbradley.co.uk/kb/how-to-get-a-google-recaptcha-site-key-and-secret-key/"
updated: "2022-05-05"
category: Security
---

# How to get a Google reCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key

## What is Google reCAPTCHA?

Google reCAPTCHA is a popular service that provides security to protect your site from spam and/or bots. Google reCaptcha is usually used on items that require information from the user such as a contact form as they can be easily manipulated by bots. In this article, we will show you how to sign up and obtain a google reCAPTCHA key from Google then utilise it on your WordPress website.

## How to get a Google reCAPTCHA key

1. Visit [Google’s reCAPTCHA site](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/v3.html).

2. After clicking on Google’s reCAPTCHA site, click on the **v3 Admin Console.**

![Google reCaptcha homepage screenshot conor bradley digital agency](https://conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Google-reCaptcha-homepage-screenshot-conor-bradley-digital-agency.png)

3. Sign in to your Google account which will take you to the Google reCAPTCHA dashboard.
 4. To create a ReCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key, click on **+**, located in upper right-hand side.

![Google reCaptcha create screenshot conor bradley digital agency 1](https://conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Google-reCaptcha-create-screenshot-conor-bradley-digital-agency-1.png)

6. The “**Register a new site**” form will open. You will need to fill in the required fields about your site in order to receive your Site Key and Secret Key.

![Google reCaptcha register a new site screenshot conor bradley digital agency](https://conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Google-reCaptcha-register-a-new-site-screenshot-conor-bradley-digital-agency.png)

6. After submitting the reCAPTCHA form you'll receive your generated Site Key and Secret Key, Make sure you have these saved as the secret key can only be viewed once.

![Google reCaptcha adding reCAPTCHA to your site API screenshot conor bradley digital agency](https://conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Google-reCaptcha-adding-reCAPTCHA-to-your-site-API-screenshot-conor-bradley-digital-agency.png)

## What Now?

Once you have obtained your reCAPTCHA key you will need to use the API keys to make it active on your website. If you're using contact form 7 you can do this by doing the following:

1. In the left-hand menu go to Contact > Integration.
2. Find the reCAPTCHA section and select the setup integration button.
3. Enter your site key and secret key into the required fields
4. Press submit

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