Title: user_request_key_expiration
Published: October 5, 2018
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# apply_filters( ‘user_request_key_expiration’, int $expiration )

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Filters the expiration time of confirm keys.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$expiration`int

The expiration time in seconds.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    $expiration_duration = (int) apply_filters( 'user_request_key_expiration', DAY_IN_SECONDS );
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/user.php/)
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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Used by | Description | 
| [wp_validate_user_request_key()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_validate_user_request_key/)`wp-includes/user.php` |

Validates a user request by comparing the key with the request’s key.

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| [_wp_personal_data_cleanup_requests()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_personal_data_cleanup_requests/)`wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php` |

Cleans up failed and expired requests before displaying the list table.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/user_request_key_expiration/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [4.9.6](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/4.9.6/) | Introduced. |

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