I know more about API's than you sunshine, working in IT delivering server farms globally for 20+ years, dealing with integration of systems that you could not even fathom, I have forgotten more about API Keys and Integration than you will ever know.

As for compounding - where does it state compounding in the OP? your pretentious attitude to those who are obviously far more worldly and intelligent than you is not really doing you any favors is it spaz?