diff --git a/server/src/api/index.ts b/server/src/api/index.ts
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+++ b/server/src/api/index.ts
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+const genAPIKey = () => {
+    //create a base-36 string that contains 30 chars in a-z,0-9
+    return [...Array(30)]
+      .map((e) => ((Math.random() * 36) | 0).toString(36))
+      .join('');
+  };
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