# Triggering a backup via admin API causes the api\_key to become only valid for system user

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-a-backup-via-admin-api-causes-the-api-key-to-become-only-valid-for-system-user/77858>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [January 12, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-a-backup-via-admin-api-causes-the-api-key-to-become-only-valid-for-system-user/77858 "2018-01-12T17:00:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-a-backup-via-admin-api-causes-the-api-key-to-become-only-valid-for-system-user/77858/9 "2018-09-04T23:32:30Z")

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I gave it a quick try since I was working on backups. I can’t reproduce it. I’m closing it for now.

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