Title: Cannot authorize the plugin – Error 400
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Cannot authorize the plugin – Error 400

 *  Resolved [Felurian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felurian/)
 * (@felurian)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-authorize-the-plugin-error-400/)
 * Hello,
 * Once I have installed your plugin, I clicked on the red link to get the access
   code. I had a 400 error when the window opened, there was a missing parameter(
   client ID I think, I don’t remember very well).
 * I closed the window and tried to do it again but when I click the checkbox, I
   don’t have the red link anymore. Instead, it asks me for an API key, a client
   ID and a secret key (but I don’t have all of that, I don’t know how to create
   a Google Analytics API…).
 * I tried to uninstall your plugin and restart but I still have the same problem.
   The red link step don’t appear anymore. Could you help me please ?
 * Your plugin seems wonderful and I really would like to use it.
 * PS : I already have a Google Analytics account with UA code, it works well with
   Yoast SEO.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/)

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 *  [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * (@deconf)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-authorize-the-plugin-error-400/#post-6859785)
 * Hi,
 * Follow the video instructions, you don’t need to use an API Project, so leave
   that unchecked.
 *  Thread Starter [Felurian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felurian/)
 * (@felurian)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-authorize-the-plugin-error-400/#post-6859813)
 * lol, If I don’t authorize the plugin, nothing works…
 * This step doesn’t work for me :
 * > To authorize the plugin go to Google Analytics -> General Settings and press
   > the button called Authorize Plugin.
   > You will have to generate and save an access code. To generate the access code,**
   > press the link called Get Access Code, a new window will pop-up asking you 
   > to allow specific data from your Google Analytics account to be used by Google
   > Analytics Dashboard for WP. After agreement, an access code will be provided
   > by Google API.**
   > Copy the code, paste it in the field called Access Code and save it by pressing
   > the Save Access Code button.
 * So, what should I do ?
 *  [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * (@deconf)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-authorize-the-plugin-error-400/#post-6859826)
 * Please read carefully what I’ve said, I wasn’t saying that you don’t need to 
   authorize.
 * Make sure “use your own API project credentials” is unchecked and proceed to 
   authorization (as shown in the video).
 * Doesn’t work is not enough, describe the problem in detail. If there are errors
   by specifying the exact error or describing what goes wrong.
 *  Thread Starter [Felurian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felurian/)
 * (@felurian)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-authorize-the-plugin-error-400/#post-6859836)
 * Ok I have just understood my error.
 * I hadn’t understood that **we could click the button “Authorize plugin” without
   clicking on the checkbox** “API project credentials” before. I did exactly the
   same than in the video, I thought that the checkbox was required to proceed the
   authorization.
 * Sorry.
 * You should add “(optional)” next to this checkbox.
 * Now, it works well. Thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [Felurian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felurian/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-authorize-the-plugin-error-400/#post-6859836)
 * Status: resolved