# NuGet package publishing using API key

**URL:** https://community.sonatype.com/t/nuget-package-publishing-using-api-key/15367
**Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository
**Created:** [August 4, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nuget-package-publishing-using-api-key/15367 "2025-08-04T13:50:41Z")
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### Author: ![Vilius\_Šumskas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@Vilius\_Šumskas](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Vilius_%C5%A0umskas)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nuget-package-publishing-using-api-key/15367/3 "2025-08-06T13:35:47Z")

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Yes, the realm is enabled. As I said, the API key works in a context of `<apiKeys>` `nuget.config` configuration option, but doesn’t work “in place” of a password, like documentation suggest it should.

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