Migrate app_id to access_key
diff --git a/examples/demo-movielens/README.md b/examples/demo-movielens/README.md
index 4f7f47e..1d746ff 100644
--- a/examples/demo-movielens/README.md
+++ b/examples/demo-movielens/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 
 Step 2. Run this app:
 ```
-$ python -m examples.demo-movielens.batch_import <app_id> <server_url>
+$ python -m examples.demo-movielens.batch_import <access_key> <server_url>
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/demo-movielens/batch_import.py b/examples/demo-movielens/batch_import.py
index e83a8be..762a1f3 100644
--- a/examples/demo-movielens/batch_import.py
+++ b/examples/demo-movielens/batch_import.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import pytz
 import datetime
 
-def batch_import_task(app_id, app_data, client, all_info=False):
+def batch_import_task(app_data, client, all_info=False):
   # event_time is an important properties used by the PredictionIO platform. It
   # is particularly useful in generating training and testing set, which uses
   # event_time for splitting. Hence, when we import data, better to make the
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   if len(sys.argv) < 3:
     sys.exit("Usage: python -m examples.demo-movielens.batch_import "
-        "<app_id> <url>")
+        "<access_key> <url>")
 
-  app_id = int(sys.argv[1])
+  access_key = sys.argv[1]
 
   client = predictionio.EventClient(
-      app_id=app_id,
+      access_key=access_key,
       url=sys.argv[2],
       threads=5,
       qsize=500)
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@
   print "Status:", client.get_status()
   
   app_data = AppData()
-  batch_import_task(app_id, app_data, client)
+  batch_import_task(app_data, client)
   client.close()
diff --git a/examples/event_sample.py b/examples/event_sample.py
index e2a1411..0a7a339 100644
--- a/examples/event_sample.py
+++ b/examples/event_sample.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 import pytz
 import sys
 
-client = EventClient(app_id=4, url="http://localhost:7070")
+access_key = None
+assert access_key is not None, "Please create an access key with 'pio app new'"
+
+client = EventClient(access_key=access_key, url="http://localhost:7070")
 
 # Check status
 print("Check status")
diff --git a/examples/import_yahoo.py b/examples/import_yahoo.py
index 69421d4..93b367d 100644
--- a/examples/import_yahoo.py
+++ b/examples/import_yahoo.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 Import historical stock data from yahoo finance.
 """
 
-import argparse
 from datetime import datetime
+from pandas.io import data as pdata
+import argparse
+import numpy
 import predictionio
 import pytz
+import sys
 import time
-from pandas.io import data as pdata
-import numpy
 
 EPOCH = datetime(1970, 1, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc)
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
   return (dt - EPOCH).total_seconds()
 
 
-def import_data(client, app_id, ticker, start_time, end_time, event_time):
+def import_data(client, access_key, ticker, start_time, end_time, event_time):
   print "Importing:", ticker, start_time, end_time
 
   try:
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
   print(response)
 
 
-def import_all(app_id):
+def import_all(access_key):
   """This method import all SP500 stocks and some SPDR ETFs."""
   time_slices = [
       (datetime(1999, 1, 1), datetime(2004, 1, 1), datetime(2004, 1, 2)),
@@ -123,17 +124,17 @@
       ]
 
   url = 'http://localhost:7070'
-  client = predictionio.EventClient(app_id=app_id, threads=1, url=url)
+  client = predictionio.EventClient(access_key=access_key, threads=1, url=url)
 
   tickers = SP500_LIST + ETF_LIST 
 
   for ticker in tickers:
     for time_slice in time_slices:
-      import_data(client, app_id, ticker, 
+      import_data(client, access_key, ticker, 
           time_slice[0], time_slice[1], time_slice[2])
 
 
-def import_data_with_gaps(app_id):
+def import_data_with_gaps(access_key):
   """This method import data with time gaps. 
   
   Data imported by this method is used by stock engine, it demonsrates how it
@@ -154,11 +155,11 @@
   tickers = ['SPY', 'AAPL', 'IBM', 'MSFT']
  
   url = 'http://localhost:7070'
-  client = predictionio.EventClient(app_id=app_id, threads=1, url=url)
+  client = predictionio.EventClient(access_key=access_key, threads=1, url=url)
 
   for ticker in tickers:
     for time_slice in time_slices:
-      import_data(client, app_id, ticker, 
+      import_data(client, access_key, ticker, 
           time_slice[0], time_slice[1], time_slice[2])
 
   # below are data with holes
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@
   tickers = ['AMZN']
   for ticker in tickers:
     for time_slice in time_slices:
-      import_data(client, app_id, ticker, 
+      import_data(client, access_key, ticker, 
           time_slice[0], time_slice[1], time_slice[2])
 
   time_slices = [
@@ -181,11 +182,11 @@
   tickers = ['FB']
   for ticker in tickers:
     for time_slice in time_slices:
-      import_data(client, app_id, ticker, 
+      import_data(client, access_key, ticker, 
           time_slice[0], time_slice[1], time_slice[2])
 
 
-def import_one(app_id):
+def import_one(access_key):
   """Import TSLA.
   
   Import data with from 2014-01-01 until 2014-03-01. event_time specifies when
@@ -197,12 +198,16 @@
   ticker = 'TSLA'
  
   url = 'http://localhost:7070'
-  client = predictionio.EventClient(app_id=app_id, threads=1, url=url)
+  client = predictionio.EventClient(access_key=access_key, threads=1, url=url)
 
-  import_data(client, app_id, ticker, start_time, end_time, event_time)
+  import_data(client, access_key, ticker, start_time, end_time, event_time)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  #import_all(app_id=2)
-  import_data_with_gaps(app_id=1)
-  #import_one(app_id=1)
+  if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    sys.exit("Usage: python -m examples.import_yahoo <access_key>")
+
+  access_key = sys.argv[1]
+  import_all(access_key=access_key)
+  #import_data_with_gaps(access_key=access_key)
+  #import_one(access_key=access_key)
diff --git a/examples/itemrank_quick_start.py b/examples/itemrank_quick_start.py
index b76abc1..846d1d5 100644
--- a/examples/itemrank_quick_start.py
+++ b/examples/itemrank_quick_start.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 import predictionio
 
 import random
+import sys
 
-def import_itemrank(app_id):
+def import_itemrank(access_key):
 
   random.seed()
   
-  client = predictionio.EventClient(app_id=app_id)
+  client = predictionio.EventClient(access_key)
 
   print client.get_status()
   
@@ -39,4 +40,6 @@
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  import_itemrank(7)
+  if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    sys.exit("Usage: python -m examples.itemrank_quick_start <access_key>")
+  import_itemrank(sys.argv[1])
diff --git a/predictionio/__init__.py b/predictionio/__init__.py
index 3b6fe00..c2a7f01 100644
--- a/predictionio/__init__.py
+++ b/predictionio/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 """
 
 
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.2"
 
 # import deprecated libraries.
 from predictionio.obsolete import Client
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@
 class EventClient(BaseClient):
   """Client for importing data into PredictionIO Event Server.
 
-  :param app_id: the id used to identify application data.
+  Notice that app_id has been deprecated as of 0.8.2. Please use access_token
+  instead.
+
+  :param access_key: the access key for your application.
   :param url: the url of PredictionIO Event Server.
   :param threads: number of threads to handle PredictionIO API requests.
           Must be >= 1.
@@ -162,13 +165,24 @@
   :param timeout: timeout for HTTP connection attempts and requests in
     seconds (optional).
     Default value is 5.
-
   """
 
-  def __init__(self, app_id, url="http://localhost:7070",
+  def __init__(self, access_key, 
+      url="http://localhost:7070",
       threads=1, qsize=0, timeout=5):
+    assert type(access_key) is str, ("access_key must be string. "
+        "Notice that app_id has been deprecated in Prediction.IO 0.8.2. "
+        "Please use access_key instead")
+
     super(EventClient, self).__init__(url, threads, qsize, timeout)
-    self.app_id = app_id
+
+    if len(access_key) <= 8:
+      raise DeprecationWarning(
+          "It seems like you are specifying an app_id. It is deprecated in "
+          "Prediction.IO 0.8.2. Please use access_key instead. Or, "
+          "you may use an earlier version of this sdk.")
+
+    self.access_key = access_key
 
   def acreate_event(self, event, entity_type, entity_id,
       target_entity_type=None, target_entity_id=None, properties=None,
@@ -194,7 +208,6 @@
       object to get the final resuls or status of this asynchronous request.
     """
     data = {
-        "appId": self.app_id,
         "event": event,
         "entityType": entity_type,
         "entityId": entity_id,
@@ -215,7 +228,7 @@
     et_str = et.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")[:-3] + et.strftime("%z")
     data["eventTime"] = et_str
     
-    path = "/events.json"
+    path = "/events.json?accessKey=" + self.access_key
     request = AsyncRequest("POST", path, **data)
     request.set_rfunc(self._acreate_resp)
     self._connection.make_request(request)