diff --git a/couchpotato/__init__.py b/couchpotato/__init__.py
index 799a2984..8386ed9f 100644
--- a/couchpotato/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from couchpotato.api import api_docs, api_docs_missing
 from couchpotato.core.auth import requires_auth
 from couchpotato.core.event import fireEvent
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.request import getParams, jsonified
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import md5
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
 from flask.app import Flask
@@ -51,6 +53,22 @@ def apiDocs():
         del api_docs_missing['']
     return render_template('api.html', fireEvent = fireEvent, routes = sorted(routes), api_docs = api_docs, api_docs_missing = sorted(api_docs_missing))
 
+@web.route('getkey/')
+def getApiKey():
+
+    api = None
+    params = getParams()
+    username = Env.setting('username')
+    password = Env.setting('password')
+
+    if (params.get('u') == md5(username) or not username) and (params.get('p') == password or not password):
+        api = Env.setting('api_key')
+
+    return jsonified({
+        'success': api is not None,
+        'api_key': api
+    })
+
 @app.errorhandler(404)
 def page_not_found(error):
     index_url = url_for('web.index')
diff --git a/couchpotato/templates/api.html b/couchpotato/templates/api.html
index ec067f95..f0e76e36 100644
--- a/couchpotato/templates/api.html
+++ b/couchpotato/templates/api.html
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 			<br />
 			You can also use the API over another domain using JSONP, the callback function should be in 'callback_func'
 			<pre><a href="{{ fireEvent('app.api_url', single = True)|safe }}/updater.info/?callback_func=myfunction">{{ fireEvent('app.api_url', single = True)|safe }}/updater.info/?callback_func=myfunction</a></pre>
+			<br />
+			<br />
+			Get the API key:
+			<pre><a href="/getkey/?p=md5(password)&amp;u=md5(username)">/getkey/?p=md5(password)&amp;u=md5(username)</a></pre>
+			Will return {"api_key": "XXXXXXXXXX", "success": true}. When username or password is empty you don't need to md5 it.
+			<br />
 		</div>
 		
 		{% for route in routes %}