The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. Moz Tools
    4. I get 401 Your authentication failed, my application has worked for 2 years.

    I get 401 Your authentication failed, my application has worked for 2 years.

    Moz Tools
    3 2 991
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • matth3w
      matth3w last edited by

      I have an old link request application which i have restarted. I have regenerated the api key, however i get 401 Your authentication failed on request.

      The test signature works and returns my account no.

      Here is my request:

      http://lsapi.seomoz.com/linkscape/links/www.screwfix.com%2F?AccessID=member-12345678&Expires=1357316478&Signature=12345678910&Scope=page_to_subdomain&Sort=page_authority&SourceCols=133982846973

      I have replaced my memberID and signature with dummy data to protect my credentials. Is my request string correct?

      Also where can i get the expiry parameter?

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • matth3w
        matth3w last edited by

        I have solved this issue

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • ideaevolver
          ideaevolver last edited by

          We had this issue when we moved from staging to production.  Worked fine on staging, but not on production.

          It ended up the clock on one of our production servers was 6 minutes behind.  This caused the expiration to error out.  Immediately we increased the expiration, and ultimately set the proper time on the server.

          This resolved all issues relating to the following error:

          401 Error - Your authentication has expired. Re-send your authentication and try again. For more information on signed authentication, see: http://apiwiki.moz.com/signed-authentication

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • 1 / 1
          • First post
            Last post
          • Not working
            0
            1
            24

          • How to work on spam score.
            Ratnakar_Shukla
            Ratnakar_Shukla
            0
            4
            47

          • I keep getting Authentication Failed on the API
            ChiarynMiranda
            ChiarynMiranda
            0
            8
            2.2k

          • I cant work it out!!
            fenwaymedia
            fenwaymedia
            0
            5
            336

          • How to get rogerbot whitelisted for application firewalls.
            linklater
            linklater
            0
            5
            1.1k

          • How do I get a MozRank?
            Cyrus-Shepard
            Cyrus-Shepard
            0
            7
            8.8k

          • How Does On Page Analysis work
            rasmusbang
            rasmusbang
            0
            2
            496

          • Why am I getting 400 client errors on pages that work?
            moesian
            moesian
            0
            4
            640

          Get started with Moz Pro!

          Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

          Start my free trial
          Products
          • Moz Pro
          • Moz Local
          • Moz API
          • Moz Data
          • STAT
          • Product Updates
          Moz Solutions
          • SMB Solutions
          • Agency Solutions
          • Enterprise Solutions
          • Digital Marketers
          Free SEO Tools
          • Domain Authority Checker
          • Link Explorer
          • Keyword Explorer
          • Competitive Research
          • Brand Authority Checker
          • Local Citation Checker
          • MozBar Extension
          • MozCast
          Resources
          • Blog
          • SEO Learning Center
          • Help Hub
          • Beginner's Guide to SEO
          • How-to Guides
          • Moz Academy
          • API Docs
          About Moz
          • About
          • Team
          • Careers
          • Contact
          Why Moz
          • Case Studies
          • Testimonials
          Get Involved
          • Become an Affiliate
          • MozCon
          • Webinars
          • Practical Marketer Series
          • MozPod
          Connect with us

          Contact the Help team

          Join our newsletter
          Moz logo
          © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
          • Accessibility
          • Terms of Use
          • Privacy