# Mp3tag v2.71 / foobar2000 - discogs tagging not working: "Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1).
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 8, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288 "2015-10-08T17:09:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@koyaanisqatsy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/koyaanisqatsy)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/1 "2015-10-08T17:09:21Z")
Scenario:
1. I used the discogs tagging feature in Mp3tag 2.71 for many months without problems.
2. I suddenly receive this error: "Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1)."
3. I attempt to use the discogs tagging feature in foobar2000. I receive a similar error: "(skipped) Error: Authorization Failed (401) [Is OAuth working?] - (url: [http://api.discogs.com/oauth/request\_token)"](http://api.discogs.com/oauth/request_token)%22)
4. I attempt to fix the error by deleting the Mp3tags application from my discogs settings.
5. Step 4 fails to fix the error.
6. no dialogue within discogs settings to re-authorize Mp3tag. It just seems like the messages are blocked...
7. musicbrainz, amazon and freedb tagging works fine.
anyone else experiencing this? any help to fix this is much appreciated.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/2 "2015-10-08T17:52:10Z")
Perhaps this thread helps:
[/t/16244/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/16244/1)
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### Author:  [@koyaanisqatsy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/koyaanisqatsy)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/3 "2015-10-08T18:11:08Z")
I followed the steps and found that my discogs.src file already contains these settings. also tried combinations suggested in the posts that followed:
[WordSep **e** rator]=%20
[Encoding]=url-utf-8
[WordSep **e** rator]=%20
[Encoding]=utf-8
[WordSep **a** rator]=%20
[Encoding]=url-utf-8
[WordSep **a** rator]=%20
[Encoding]=utf-8
OAuth error still occurs. It appears that my error is not related to the thread you linked. as I said in my OP, this is happening in foobar2000 as well.
I created a new discogs account, to see if my old discogs account was causing the error. I tested the discogs tagging feature in Mp3tag, while logged into my new discogs account. once again, I get an OAuth error.
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### Author:  [@koyaanisqatsy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/koyaanisqatsy)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/4 "2015-10-08T18:49:18Z")
my discogs.src settings:
[Name]=[Discogs.com](http://Discogs.com)
[BasedOn]=[www.discogs.com](http://www.discogs.com)
[IndexUrl]=http://api.discogs.com/database/search?release\_title=%s
[AlbumUrl]=
[WordSeperator]=%20
[IndexFormat]=%Artist%|%Album%|%\_url%|%Format%|%Year%|%Label%|%Country%|%\_preview%
[SearchBy]=%album%
[UserAgent]=1
[Encoding]=utf-8
[ParserScriptIndex]=...
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/5 "2015-10-10T18:48:16Z")
What happened a month ago?
Then: check that you get the right mp3tag.cfg file (and rename it to start the authorization again)
Have a look at the installation folder and the folder %appdata%\mp3tag.
(It has to be something local, I would say. And as hardly anybody can see over your shoulder from the distance of this forum, you have to investigate a lot yourself).
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### Author:  [@Woodenhead](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Woodenhead)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/6 "2015-10-10T19:22:34Z")
Same problem here. Works if it's one word. Changing the cfg file loses all my custom configs, so that's out. Wish there was a better way. Currently I use a single word search and scour through the results. Curious as to why it suddenly stopped functioning properly. I hadn't changed anything on my end.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/7 "2015-10-10T19:24:56Z")
The word limiter is a problem of the src file - that has nothing to do with the authorization.
If the authorization fails, you have to do something about that and the only way I can think of is removing the cfg file.
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### Author:  [@koyaanisqatsy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/koyaanisqatsy)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/8 "2015-10-10T21:17:53Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> What happened a month ago?
>
> Then: check that you get the right mp3tag.cfg file (and rename it to start the authorization again)
> Have a look at the installation folder and the folder %appdata%\mp3tag.
>
> (It has to be something local, I would say. And as hardly anybody can see over your shoulder from the distance of this forum, you have to investigate a lot yourself).
hi ohrenking,
I changed the name of mp3tag.cfg - still the same error OAuth error. No application request in discogs.
I tried a fresh install of mp3tag, including deleting all appdata. After re-installing mp3tag 2.72, I get the same OAuth error and still nothing in discogs application settings.
😕
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### Author:  [@hpf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hpf)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/9 "2015-10-11T05:59:47Z")
> [@koyaanisqatsy](#):
>
> hi ohrenking,
>
> I changed the name of mp3tag.cfg - still the same error OAuth error. No application request in discogs.
>
> I tried a fresh install of mp3tag, including deleting all appdata. After re-installing mp3tag 2.72, I get the same OAuth error and still nothing in discogs application settings.
>
> 😕
Might be something with a change @discogs, as my discogs-addin with Mediamonkey gives me a similar error.
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### Author:  [@koyaanisqatsy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/koyaanisqatsy)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/10 "2015-10-13T17:21:44Z")
hey, I figured out the problem... my system was out of sync with windows internet time. The authorization worked after I updated my clock.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/11 "2015-10-14T17:59:59Z")
That is great and thanks for the feedback.
But as I suspected: something local.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-71-foobar2000-discogs-tagging-not-working-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17288/12 "2026-02-09T12:25:54Z")