On the ServiceDesk Plus server, you are trying to perform any desktop management activity using Endpoint Central and you get the error message "Endpoint Central's API Key is Invalid".
You might have got this error message due to one or more reasons mentioned below:
You can try to resolve the issue, by following the instructions given below:
You need to create an API key on the Endpoint Central server and update the same in the ServiceDesk Plus server. This API key is used to authenticate communication between the Endpoint Central and ServiceDesk Plus server. Authentication key can be created only for the logged on user and the user should
have Administrator privilege. To generate an authentication key, You need to login
to the web console as the user, with administrator privilege and follow
the steps mentioned below:
You have successfully generated the API key and established communication with the
ServiceDesk Plus server.
You would have not saved the API (authentication) key that you have generated. Click Save on the same view, where you have created the API key. After saving the details of the newly created/regenerated API key, you can see that you will be able to establish communication between the Endpoint Central and ServiceDesk Plus server.
You would have regenerated the authentication key, but would not have updated the latest key in SeriveDesk plus server. Every time a key is regenerated, the previous key becomes invalid. So, it is mandatory to to update the regenerated key in the ServiceDesk Plus server.
The user/technician for whom the key has been generated might have been deleted. In such cases, you will have create a new authentication key with a user, who has administrator privilege and update the latest key on the ServiceDesk Plus server.
After updating the authentication key on the ServiceDesk Plus server, click Test Connection and Save option to verify if the authentication key is valid, and you are able to establish communication with the Endpoint Central server.
Applies to: ServiceDesk Plus Integration, Software Deployment, Software Installation, Remote Software Distribution, API Key, Integration with ServiceDesk Plus
Keywords: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Endpoint Central integration, API Key, Authentication Key
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