# API client secret problems

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/api-client-secret-problems/5638>\
**Category:** Developer help\
**Created:** [February 13, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/api-client-secret-problems/5638 "2019-02-13T21:13:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/api-client-secret-problems/5638/4 "2019-02-14T14:34:55Z")

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You might be able to do something like that using the Admin API which has not yet been released.

> [@Blog with open user registration (like in a forum)](https://forum.ghost.org/t/blog-with-open-user-registration-like-in-a-forum/5337/5):
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> Great question! Since the API is going to come with documentation, I’m going to be brief - The Admin API is capable of editing your Ghost instance, while the Content API is only capable of reading data. The admin interface (/ghost) is a decoupled application from Ghost, meaning all changes you make to your site are actually done via the Admin API

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