I'm getting an error message when using Discogs as a tag source. It doesn't matter if it's an ID search or the regular one. The error message says "failed to authenticate using OAuth(1)" and "401 UNAUTHORIZED". Is this something I can fix?

Update: I gave this a rest for a couple weeks, and today tried again. This time, it took me to Discogs to reauthorize. I wonder if I was trying too frequently before and hitting some sort of security block as a result?

Please use the search function in this forum. The keyword 401 should be enough to get a thread like [image] 401 Unauthorized: Discogs Support Getting "Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1)." when using Discogs as tag source. I've tried revoking authorisation and installi…

It was new, so I scanned through topics for Discogs references, but didn't look deeper than that. Thanks for the link.

Have you already authorized Mp3tag via your Discogs account? If so, have you already revoked the authorization to trigger re-authorization? Just to be sure: you're not using Windows XP and your system time is correct? BTW, I've removed your replies to the other Discogs topics to keep the discussio…

I'm not using Windows XP and my system time is correct. I did some keyword searching to figure out where to revoke the authorization ( https://www.discogs.com/settings/applications if anyone else is lost and finds this thread). I got the error message, and nothing triggered the reauthorization. I du…

By the way, I've been using this software for a long time. It's become an essential part of my workflow as a volunteer music director for a community radio station. I'm a librarian by day, and I know that having clean and accurate metadata is essential to finding things electronically. MP3tag helps …

[image] chkngrrl: rename mp3tag.cfg to make it happen, so I tried that and am still getting the error. Is Mp3tag opening the Discogs authorization page in your browser in this case? Does the input dialog to enter the authorization code is displayed in Mp3tag then? If not, maybe you're not re…

[image] Florian: Is Mp3tag opening the Discogs authorization page in your browser in this case? Does the input dialog to enter the authorization code is displayed in Mp3tag then? No, it's not. I just get the error message. [image] Florian: If not, maybe you're not renaming the mp3tag.cfg …

OK, I'm trying to get some more information. Can you please try the following: Rename %APPDATA%\Mp3tag\mp3tag.cfg to %APPDATA%\Mp3tag\_mp3tag.cfg Revoke the authorization at the URL you've pointed to above Try the default Discogs tag source from 2.90x again, and if the error message appears Make …

OK, thanks. Can you now please send a screenshot of your system date and time? Edit: And please also post your Windows version.

[datetime] Windows 10 Education, version 10.0.16299 Build 16299

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ohrenkino November 18, 2018, 8:11pm 2

Please use the search function in this forum. The keyword 401 should be enough to get a thread like