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Failed to authenticate key Problem
April 22, 2015, 07:37:09 pm
Hi,

I'm just starting to get into CiviCRM development and I am having an issue with using the API. I can access the explorer and try to copy and paste the rest  but keep getting "failed to authenticate key".
I have copied my site key from the civicrm.setting.php file and created an api key for myself in phpmyadmin. I assume I am doing something very basic wrong.

What I have looks like this.
https://mysite.net/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/rest.php?entity=Contact&action=get&json={"sequential":1,"return":"id","first_name":"Test"}&api_key=mysitekey&key=myapikey

Thanks for any help!

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Re: Failed to authenticate key Problem
April 22, 2015, 11:17:53 pm
I assume your site key is OK? Your example looks ok to me. Do you have any special characters in your sitekey or apikey that might lead to a misinterpretation? I know I have had some issues with a '+' in a site key once. If you do have special chars, try without first?
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Re: Failed to authenticate key Problem
April 23, 2015, 03:47:41 am
I've check my api and site key and can't see any special characters.

I am going to try to be completely clear with this, to see if I've done something wrong. The steps I have taken are:

1. opened my civicrm.setting.php file
2. copied the site key from
Code: [Select]
if (!defined('CIVICRM_SITE_KEY')) {
  define( 'CIVICRM_SITE_KEY', x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x' );
}3. visited phpmyadmin
4. found my contact id in the civicrm_contact table
5. added an api key to my contact id
6. tried to make it work.

Am I missing anything?


 

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Re: Failed to authenticate key Problem
April 23, 2015, 03:50:33 am
Does the user you have set the api_key for have the right authorisation? I think this should be either Use CiviCRM or use AJAX API
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Re: Failed to authenticate key Problem
April 23, 2015, 05:58:11 am
How would I check that?

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Re: Failed to authenticate key Problem
April 23, 2015, 06:02:59 am
The permission will be set in your CMS? At least, that how it works when I do this with Drupal :-)
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Re: Failed to authenticate key Problem
April 29, 2015, 05:38:11 am
Quote from: rjtedge on April 23, 2015, 03:47:41 am

...
2. copied the site key from
Code: [Select]
if (!defined('CIVICRM_SITE_KEY')) {
  define( 'CIVICRM_SITE_KEY', x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x' );
}...
Am I missing anything?


I know its kinda obvious, but that code is only setting the site key if it is not already defined. Do you have CIVICRM_SITE_KEY defined anywhere else? 

The lack of a leading quote for the value is presumably just in your post not your actual file ...
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