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Update purpleair.markdown to include instructions to get an API key (#27852)

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* Update purpleair.markdown to include instructions to get an API key

Add instructions on how to create a Purple Air API Key needed to enable the integration.  Addresses ttps://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/93663

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{% endconfiguration_basic %}
## Creating an API key
To add this integration, you need a (free) Purple Air API Key. A new account currently comes with 1 million free points. After that, you need to buy additional points to continue to use the API. The current plugin uses ~30K points/day. The 1 million points last about a month. A lack of points will trigger API errors until you buy more points.
Detailed instructions are at [https://community.purpleair.com/t/creating-api-keys/3951]([https://community.purpleair.com/t/creating-api-keys/3951]) but in summary you:
* Create an account at https://develop.purpleair.com/ (which uses Single Sign-On through a Google account).
* On the ['keys'](https://develop.purpleair.com/keys) page press the "plus" button to create an API key. Leave the defaults of **Read** and **Enabled**.
* Go to the ['projects'](https://develop.purpleair.com/projects) page and select the edit (pencil) button on the listed Project. Add points (for example 1,000,000), then select **Update**.
* Go back to the ['keys'](https://develop.purpleair.com/keys) page and copy the API key. It will be a value like XXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
* Paste that API key into the **API Key** field when creating the integration in Home Assistant.
Note that if you are using your own sensor, it will need to be set to **Public** to be visible.
## Creating an AQI Rating from Raw Particulate Data
The PurpleAir API does not provide AQI data; therefore, the integration does not create