diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d7e349..bdf7b3b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ examples/python/scratch/*
 .Rproj.user
 r/shroomDK_0.1.0.tar.gz
 python-sdk-example.py
+r/shroomDK/api_key.txt