# Wordpress / discourse integration not connecting

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**Category:** WordPress\
**Created:** [November 7, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744 "2023-11-07T20:00:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744/2 "2023-11-07T20:36:08Z")

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> [@Jacob\_Peebles](#):
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> `The API username or key is invalid`

How did you create the API username and key? `User Level` and `Scope`.  
From the documentation:

- The username should be a Discourse _admin_ user.
- The scope should be set on `Global`

Can you confirm you are doing right?

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