# The difference between making a jwt token and a specific token

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/the-difference-between-making-a-jwt-token-and-a-specific-token/65996>\
**Category:** JWT.io\
**Tags:** jwt, api\
**Created:** [July 12, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/the-difference-between-making-a-jwt-token-and-a-specific-token/65996 "2021-07-12T14:05:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![mohammadhadi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/mohammadhadi/32/17483_2.png) [@mohammadhadi](https://community.auth0.com/u/mohammadhadi)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/the-difference-between-making-a-jwt-token-and-a-specific-token/65996/1 "2021-07-12T14:05:24Z")

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What difference does it make if I write a dedicated token, for example, like the api of different and famous sites like Google, for example, Google says send a request to this address [https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR\_KEY&callback=myMap](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_KEY&callback=myMap) Here the key is not separated by two dots, but in jwt we have this structure Is jwt just a method like mvc or should it be run this way and why jwt is not used in different APIs, for example?

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**Author:** ![john.gateley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/john.gateley/32/10879_2.png) [@john.gateley](https://community.auth0.com/u/john.gateley)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/the-difference-between-making-a-jwt-token-and-a-specific-token/65996/2 "2021-07-12T17:49:53Z")

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Hi @mohammadhadi

What you are describing is an API key.  
An API key contains no information, and a JWT does.  
JWTs are more powerful and flexible than API keys.

John

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**Author:** ![konrad.sopala](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/konrad.sopala/32/13516_2.png) [@konrad.sopala](https://community.auth0.com/u/konrad.sopala)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/the-difference-between-making-a-jwt-token-and-a-specific-token/65996/3 "2021-07-13T10:00:43Z")

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Thanks for helping on this one John!

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**Author:** ![mohammadhadi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/mohammadhadi/32/17483_2.png) [@mohammadhadi](https://community.auth0.com/u/mohammadhadi)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/the-difference-between-making-a-jwt-token-and-a-specific-token/65996/4 "2021-07-14T07:34:15Z")

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However, when is jwt appropriate?  
We can also manage information using the API key

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/5/b560f266932fcce5d57f09a6595bd50518cae3f3.jpeg) [@system](https://community.auth0.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/the-difference-between-making-a-jwt-token-and-a-specific-token/65996/5 "2021-07-29T07:34:47Z")

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