diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55201ce..768c86f 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-# Neocities C API
+# Neocities API C library
 
-Minimal, secure C wrapper for the Neocities API using API key authentication.
-
-No login flow.
-No credential storage.
-Stateless by design.
-
-Users must generate their own API key via the Neocities dashboard.
+Minimal, secure C wrapper for the Neocities API.
 
 ---
 
@@ -16,14 +10,9 @@ Users must generate their own API key via the Neocities dashboard.
 * File listing
 * Upload files
 * Delete files
+* Get API key
 * TLS verification enabled by default
 
-Authentication is performed exclusively via:
-
-```
-Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>
-```
-
 ---
 
 ## Requirements
@@ -38,17 +27,6 @@ sudo apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
 ---
 
-## Authentication
-
-Generate your API key at:
-
-Neocities > Settings > Manage Site Settings > API
-(or https://neocities.org/settings/YOUR-USERNAME#api_key)
-
-If you're coding a CLI or application, you must provide the key at runtime (env var, config file, etc).
-
----
-
 ## API Overview
 
 ### Info (public)
@@ -96,7 +74,11 @@ Deletes files from the site.
 
 ### API Key
 
-For security reasons, you should get the API key via Neocities settings. This function is not avaiable. 
+```c
+int neocities_apikey(const char *user, const char *pass, char **out);
+```
+
+Get your API key.
 
 ---
 
@@ -106,28 +88,6 @@ See example.c
 
 ---
 
-## Security Notes
-
-* TLS verification is enforced
-* Redirects are disabled intentionally
-* API key is never persisted internally
-
-Recommended:
-
-* Store key in env vars
-* Avoid hardcoding
-
----
-
-## Design Philosophy
-
-* No login/password support
-* API key only
-* Explicit memory ownership
-* Minimal abstraction
-
----
-
 ## License
 
 [MIT](LICENSE)
diff --git a/example.c b/example.c
index f4292f9..b2dcec6 100644
--- a/example.c
+++ b/example.c
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 int main() {
-	static const char* username = "YOUR_USER_NAME";
+	static const char* username = "YOUR_USERNAME";
 	static const char* api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY";
 	
 	char* out = NULL;
 
+	// GET /api/key
+	if (neocities_apikey(username, "YOUR_PASSWORD", &out) == 0) printf("%s", out);
+	free(out);
+
 	// GET /api/info
 	if (neocities_info(username, &out) == 0) printf("%s", out);
 	free(out);
diff --git a/neocities.c b/neocities.c
index c6ca441..7369f65 100644
--- a/neocities.c
+++ b/neocities.c
@@ -239,29 +239,35 @@ int neocities_upload(
 // -------------------------
 // key — GET /api/key
 // -------------------------
+int neocities_apikey(const char *user, const char *pass, char **out) {
+    struct response resp = {0};
 
-int neocities_apikey(
-	const char *user,
-	const char *pass,
-	char **out
+    char userpass[256];
+    snprintf(userpass, sizeof(userpass), "%s:%s", user, pass);
 
-)
-{	
-	CURL *curl;
-	CURLcode resp;
+    CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
+    if (!curl) return 1;
 
-	char buf[128];
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s:%s", user, pass);
-	
-	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, write_cb);
-	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &resp);
-	
-	CURLcode rc = curl_easy_perform(curl);
-	if(rc == CURLE_OK) {
-		*out = resp.data;	
-	} else {
-		return 1;
-	}
+    resp.data = malloc(1);
+    resp.len = 0;
+    resp.data[0] = '\0';
 
-	return 0;	
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://neocities.org/api/key");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERPWD, userpass); // aqui é equivalente ao -u do curl
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, write_cb);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &resp);
+
+    CURLcode res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+    long http_code = 0;
+    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &http_code);
+
+    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+
+    if (res != CURLE_OK || http_code >= 400) {
+        free(resp.data);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    *out = resp.data; // resposta da API
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/neocities.h b/neocities.h
index a3869a0..272690a 100644
--- a/neocities.h
+++ b/neocities.h
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ int neocities_info(const char *sitename, char **out);
 int neocities_list(const char *api_key, const char *path, char **out);
 int neocities_delete(const char *api_key, const char **filenames, size_t count, char **response);
 int neocities_upload(const char *api_key, const char **local_files, const char **remote_names, size_t count, char **response);
+int neocities_apikey(const char *user, const char *pass, char **out);
 
 #endif // NEOCITIES_H