To connect the device and creating tags , Can I create it through API

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Have you succeeded in getting an API token and authenticating using that?

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I think I have done that correctly. I created the API Key in the gateway. Stored it securely. Then used it in Postman. I have tried a key that requires secure connections and one that doesn’t.

I am using Postman:

  • POST HTTP request
  • http://localhost:8088/data/api/v1/tags/import as the url
  • X-Ignition-API-Token as the custom header/authorisation key. My API Key as the value.
  • Body is set to raw JSON
  • I have exported tags from a project into a JSON file. Then copied that text into my JSON body of my Postman request.
  • I have tried filling out the Params that are required in the API documentation too.

I am getting a HTTP ERROR 401 Unauthorized.

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.

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Unauthorised would suggest that you don't have the token set up quite right. Can you screenshot the postman settings you use?

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Here’s my Postman settings. Please let me know what I’m doing wrong thanks.

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So you are validating SSL certificates on a non SSL connection? Is this intentional? Maybe remove any SSL or HTTPS settings and try it and see if its the same error? 401 suggests missing authentication.

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Whoops I was copying the API Key wrong. I was copying the part that came after “API_Key_Name:” thinking that part wasn’t included. After using the right API key I got a 403 forbidden error. I just had to allow authenticated users to be able to write to the gateway and that resolved it. All working now. Thanks heaps for your guidance! Sorry I’m a noob

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