Invalid api key error when i try to generate request token

niranjan_bandi

from kiteconnect import KiteConnect
kite = KiteConnect(api_key='7u31352****opdv8')
url= kite.login_url()
print(url)
https://kite.zerodha.com/connect/login?api_key=7u31352****opdv8&v=3

above code is throwing below error:
{
"status": "error",
"message": "Invalid api_key.",
"data": null,
"error_type": "InputException"
}

niranjan_bandi

Help me to find what i am doing wrong, Im sure api key is correct

vaibhavsharma13

First login with this URL:"https://kite.zerodha.com/connect/login?api_key=7u31352****opdv8&v=3". This will give request token.
Then use this method "kite.generate_session(request_token=request_token,api_secret=api_secret)" to generate access token.
Then access token can be used to interact with kite servers.