# Need some info about secret key

**URL:** <https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/need-some-info-about-secret-key/11171>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [July 23, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/need-some-info-about-secret-key/11171 "2017-07-23T20:27:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Destiii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@Destiii](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Destiii)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/need-some-info-about-secret-key/11171/1 "2017-07-23T20:27:55Z")

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Hey,  
I create a google extension using twitch api.  
I want to send it to the Google Store and I use my Client-Id for the dev.

In prod can i keep to use my personnal client id?

thx

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**Author:** ![3ventic](https://d1d6mrmdu7ztse.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/3ventic/32/298_2.png) [@3ventic](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/3ventic)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/need-some-info-about-secret-key/11171/2 "2017-07-23T20:39:34Z")

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_Client ID_ is public and can be shipped with the application to clients.

_Client secret_ is private and should only be used on your backend server (if you use one) in a way inaccessible to others. Not all applications need to use the client secret.

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**Author:** ![Destiii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@Destiii](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/Destiii)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/need-some-info-about-secret-key/11171/3 "2017-07-24T17:54:57Z")

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thx

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2spem0quai2ol.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/05909729875cce3b53e59d5561c4d23bb14948fc.png) [@system](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/need-some-info-about-secret-key/11171/4 "2017-08-23T18:06:30Z")

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