diff --git a/server/src/utils/api.ts b/server/src/utils/api.ts
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index 00000000..cc1eb61f
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+++ b/server/src/utils/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export const genAPIKey = (): string => {
+    return [...Array(30)].map(() => ((Math.random() * 36) | 0).toString(36)).join('');
+};