AIza access restore request

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Hi Google AI Developer Support Team,
I am writing to report an issue with my Google account that is preventing me from generating standard Gemini API keys (AIza…) in Google AI Studio.

Issue: All newly created API keys across all my projects only generate AQ. prefix tokens instead of the standard AIza format. This started recently without any action on my part.

I have tried:

  • Creating keys in multiple existing projects

  • Creating brand new Google Cloud projects

  • Deleting and regenerating keys

None of these attempts produce an AIza prefix key.

The AQ. tokens do not work with Gemini CLI authentication (GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable).

Request:
Can you please restore my account’s ability to generate standard AIza format API keys?

Thank you!

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Hello @Elizabeth_Campbell

We are moving away from Traffic keys (Alza) and towards a more secure Authentication Key (AQ). AI Studio will now only generate Authentication Key (AQ) keys. More information on key usage can be found in the Using Gemini API keys documentation].

Please submit any compatibility issues with services / SDKs etc. in this form for our engineering team to review. Thanks!