Can I reuse the Akismet API key used on old version of my website?

I have a site with old version of Akismet plugin. I'm doing a major update/reinstall and I need Akismet API key to reactivate the Akismet plugin. I didn't find the key neither hardcoded anywhere in the plugin code nor stored in the wp_options table in the database, where other Akismet variables are stored. I tried to google it out and all I found was to look at the e-mail where the API key was sent. I'm not the original webmaster, so this is not possible directly. I contacted the former webmaster, but he is not responding for several weeks, so I don't expect him to send me the key.

Can I retain the key somehow, or is my only option to get a new key?

Topic akismet Wordpress

Category Web

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The Akismet key is connected to your WordPress.com account or to your email address.

If you need to get the key again, just have it resent to you: https://akismet.com/resend/

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