Title: Watson endpoint change
Last modified: October 16, 2020

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# Watson endpoint change

 *  Resolved [Ambyomoron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josiah-s-carberry/)
 * (@josiah-s-carberry)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/watson-endpoint-change/)
 * I would like to share a bit of info for others who update the endpoint and then
   ask two questions:
 * 1. On the instructions page, [https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watson?topic=watson-endpoint-change](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watson?topic=watson-endpoint-change),
   for Step 2, sub-steps a. and b. are missing. You can ignore that error. For sub-
   step c, you need to click on “Add” once you have entered the requested data before
   going to sub-step d. Once you have created your new credentials there and have
   updated your plugin settings and have successfully tested the new endpoint, you
   can presumably return to the same page at IBM and delete the old service credentials.
 * 2. Question: in the plugin setup, I do not understand the purpose of the field“
   User name”. as it does not correspond to any of the fields in the IBM service
   credentials, namely:
    apikey iam_apikey_description iam_apikey_name iam_role_crn
   iam_serviceid_crn url I imagined that it might be the same as iam_apikey_name,
   but the interface works with a different value in the plugin. So what value should
   be there with the new service credentials and endpoint?
 * 3. Under the Advanced options for adding new service credentials, is the possibility
   to “Provide service-specific configuration parameters in a valid JSON object (
   Optional)” Are any of those configuration parameters relevant to the use of the
   plugin?
 * Finally, I never received any notification from IBM about the endpoint change.
   Presumably, _everyone_ has to make this change whether IBM sees fit to notify
   you or not.

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 *  Plugin Author [Intela-bot Help](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intelahelp/)
 * (@intelahelp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/watson-endpoint-change/#post-13543449)
 * Hello Ambyomoron
 * Thank you for contacting us.
 * 1. According to the API documentation, authentication can be performed using 
   two methods: IAM authentication and Basic authentication (for more information,
   follow [this link](https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/assistant/assistant-v2#createsession)).
   Therefore, we left the “User name” field free for input but set the default value.
   If you are using IAM authentication, just leave it “apikey”.
 * 2. To integrate Watson Assistant into our plugin, only the credentials obtained
   from the API details section in the settings menu of your Assistant are relevant.
   If adding new service credentials changes the credentials in the API details 
   section, then the configuration parameters from that JSON object are important
   for using the plugin.
 * 3. For further work with your Watson Assistant, you need to make this change 
   to the endpoint of the URL, even if IBM did not send you any notifications.
 * If you have any further questions, please, feel free to let us know.
 *  Plugin Author [Intela-bot Help](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intelahelp/)
 * (@intelahelp)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/watson-endpoint-change/#post-13843518)
 * Hello [@josiah-s-carberry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josiah-s-carberry/),
   
   We haven’t heard from you recently. Do you still have any questions or need our
   assistance? We will gladly help you.
 *  Plugin Author [Intela-bot Help](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intelahelp/)
 * (@intelahelp)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/watson-endpoint-change/#post-13890844)
 * The topic was in the Waiting state for longer than 7 days. The topic was automatically
   resolved.

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