# Reason FDRS API will change its authentication method to require an API Key. # To Do - [x] Change backend for testing to use the new method - [x] Update the production ENV vars to include the production FDRS API key - [x] Change backend for production, branching off from `master` as a hotfix (in URL, .info -> .org) - [ ] (Optional) Change frontend [query-external.js](https://github.com/IFRCGo/go-frontend/blob/7103407449b779352de5ec7f635c229501499701/src/root/actions/query-external.js#L46) if the part [countries.js](https://github.com/IFRCGo/go-frontend/blob/7103407449b779352de5ec7f635c229501499701/src/root/views/countries.js#L457-L564) will be needed
Reason
FDRS API will change its authentication method to require an API Key.
To Do
masteras a hotfix (in URL, .info -> .org)