REST API Error 401 Vend integration

[ParleG]

Rest API Problem

So I switched to a Managed WordPress Host, the speeds were incredibly better for my website. I have an integration with Vend Point of Sale which relies on the Rest API. I am currently getting an error 401 when my Vend API attempts to connect. I have a cPanel plan with the same host not causing this issue. I have spoken to GoDaddy, they have told me the Rest API does not function correctly on Manage WP. I have attempted to include various fixes into the Htaccess file but none have worked. I have shut down all firewalls, and caches but it didn't work Does anyone have a working solution for this error? Or do I need to abandon Managed WordPress?

Redacted log file below:

ID 1298987513125470208
GroupingID api-cf5feb38b386b18bbfb9c***
URL https://www.***.com/wp-json/wc/v2/system_status
RequestMethod GET
Request GET /wp-json/wc/v2/system_status HTTP/1.1
Host: www.***.com
User-Agent: vend/integrations/b48e6a5/go1.13.15
Authorization: [REDACTED]
Content-Type: application/json
Accept-Encoding: gzip


StatusCode 401
Response HTTP/2.0 401 Unauthorized
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Authorization, X-WP-Nonce, Content-Disposition, Content-MD5, Content-Type
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: X-WP-Total, X-WP-TotalPages, Link
Age: 0
Alt-Svc: h3-27=":443"; ma=86400, h3-28=":443"; ma=86400, h3-29=":443"; ma=86400
Cf-Cache-Status: DYNAMIC
Cf-Ray: 5c9667ad9df013be-SEA
Cf-Request-Id: 04d1df207c000013bef1815200000001
Content-Security-Policy: upgrade-insecure-requests
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:15:31 GMT
Expect-Ct: max-age=604800, report-uri="https://report-uri.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/beacon/expect-ct"
Server: cloudflare
Set-Cookie: __cfduid=dd35ed18884255c50db9db6a5ba7ffb971598537730; expires=Sat, 26-Sep-20 14:15:30 GMT; path=/; domain=.***.com; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=300
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Vary: Origin,Accept-Encoding, User-Agent
X-Backend: all_requests
X-Cache: uncached
X-Cache-Hit: MISS
X-Cacheable: YES:Forced
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-Robots-Tag: noindex
X-Xss-Protection: 1; mode=block

{"code":"woocommerce_rest_cannot_view","message":"Sorry, you cannot list resources.","data":{"status":401}}

[SG4101]

Hello @ParleG and thank you for being a part of the Community!

I am sorry you are experiencing this issue, I want to help as best as I can. I am not too familiar with Vend and researched Vend along with the error code. I have a few questions to ask based off of the research completed:

• Are you using Vend with WooCommerce integration? 
• Did you purchase the eCommerce Managed WordPress?

The error code came up in a WordPress Support Post and the 401 error means the credentials are incorrect and the wrong API keys are being used. (Source: WordPress Support) I also noticed in the code provided, you are using Cloudflare. After moving your site over to Managed WordPress, did you reconfigure the CloudFlare plugin? I am not an expert at using CloudFlare but this might be the cause of the 401 error.

I hope this helps with troubleshooting the issue 😃.

[ParleG]

Hi I found a resolution to the issue here: https://support.vendhq.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000559276

The only problem I am having now is that the modifications I am making to the htaccess file are being removed automatically, so it keep breaking the connection to the API. How can I make it permnant?

Modified code is in red:

# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WordPress" and "END WordPress" are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress