# Is X-DreamFactory-API-Key neccessary to GET/POST /api/v2/user/custom (managing user custom data)?

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**Category:** REST API\
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/is-x-dreamfactory-api-key-neccessary-to-get-post-api-v2-user-custom-managing-user-custom-data/4699 "2018-11-26T19:22:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmwaseem](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.dreamfactory.com/mmwaseem/32/1191_2.png) [@mmwaseem](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/mmwaseem)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/is-x-dreamfactory-api-key-neccessary-to-get-post-api-v2-user-custom-managing-user-custom-data/4699/2 "2018-11-28T19:07:07Z")

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My answer lies under Erik’s feedback in the following post.

> [@Build a free API without api\_key](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/build-a-free-api-without-api-key/4571/2):
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> Hi @vlauciani, While you do not need to always supply a JWT or Session Token with any API requests, you must supply an API Key with every call. As you have seen the “Guest Access” page already, I wanted to just follow that up with this snippet: Applications can be given “guest” access by assigning a default role to an application, detailing what resources should be accessible without user authentication. This is useful, if your application has an open “website” or kiosk mode. This would ena…

Thank you for the support.

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