# JWT Authorization Failed

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/jwt-authorization-failed/40090>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/jwt-authorization-failed/40090 "2021-01-08T22:45:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![alanhamid13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/alanhamid13/32/20765_2.png) [@alanhamid13](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/alanhamid13)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/jwt-authorization-failed/40090/1 "2021-01-08T22:45:40Z")

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**Description**  
When I try to use Win SDK in VS2019, with demo solution, and follow the instructions according to the docs, first I did not get the API key and Sceret dialog box as show in the docs, it asks for JWT, which I generated and used, but got Error: Auth failde as show in the screenshot.  
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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/jwt-authorization-failed/40090/2 "2021-01-11T22:19:33Z")

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Hey @alanhamid13,

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. You may find the following forum post to be helpful:

> [@"auth sdk failed" when running zoom sdk demo](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/auth-sdk-failed-when-running-zoom-sdk-demo/37448/3):
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> I have successfully authenticated. (Version:v5.2.41727.0928) OS:Windows10 IDE:VisualStudio2017 I think the following topics will be helpful.

This seems like an issue that is best suited for our #client-desktop-sdk:windows category. I’ll transfer this issue to that category as they’ll be able to best assist you best. If the above post doesn’t help, please respond to this thread and a subject matter expert will assist you from there.

Let me know if that helps.

Thanks,  
Max

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**Author:** ![alanhamid13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/alanhamid13/32/20765_2.png) [@alanhamid13](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/alanhamid13)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/jwt-authorization-failed/40090/3 "2021-01-12T12:23:20Z")

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Thanks, Max.  
Michael from Zoom has reached out to me and provided an explanation.  
You guys are awesome.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Condon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_condon/32/13543_2.png) [@Michael\_Condon](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Michael_Condon)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/jwt-authorization-failed/40090/4 "2021-01-13T01:01:15Z")

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Hey @alanhamid13,

Thank you for saying that! @MaxM is great 🙂

Michael

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/jwt-authorization-failed/40090/5 "2021-02-12T11:01:20Z")

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