Autotask Integration Setup

Connecting your Autotask to MSPbots enables our bots to pull in read-only user data and activates Message Alert bots and Reporting bots, among other MSPbots functionalities. To set up the Autotask connection, you have to generate the API user and API keys, input the API keys into MSPbots, and configure webhooks.

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Creating an API User and Getting API Keys from Autotask

1. Log in to Autotask. Navigate to the menu on the left and click Admin.
2. Click on the + sign to expand the Resources/Users (HR) section.
3. Next, click Resources/Users. 
4. Hover over the downward arrow at the top left of the window and click New API User.
5. Fill out the necessary fields under the First General area. 
   1. Set the First Name to MSPbots. 
   2. Set the Last Name to AI. 
   3. Set the Email Address to any email address. 
   4. Set the Security Level to the highest level to prevent sync and view permissions later. 
6. Next, generate the API keys under the Second General area. 
   1. Click the Generate Key button to generate a user key. 
   2. Click the Generate Secret button to generate a secret password.
      Important: Take note of the Key and the Secret because these may be inaccessible in the future.
7. Select the vendor from the dropdown in the API Tracking Identifier section. Ensure that Integration Vendor is selected.
8. Go through the list and select MSPbots. 
9. For the Line of Business field, include all items relating to ticketing to ensure that MSPbots can see the right areas. If you are unsure which items to include, select all.

Entering the API keys from Autotask to MSPbots

Now that you have generated the user and API key information, it's time to sync and share data. 

1. Navigate to your MSPbots app and click Data Connectors. 
2. Scroll down to Autotask and click on Config. 
3. Fill out the following in the Information section: 
   • For API User Name, enter the username (key) from Autotask.
   • For API User Password, enter the password (secret) key from Autotask.
4. Once both are entered, click Save and Synchronize. If set correctly, you'll get a message stating the synchronization was successful.
   
   If the input information is incorrect, you will be prompted with the following message:
   
   "500 INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR - Internal Server Error at auto task remote server"
   
   When this happens, re-enter the correct Username (Key) or Password (Secret).

Configuring and registering Webhooks

https://www.autotask.net/help/DeveloperHelp/Content/APIs/Webhooks/WEBHOOKS.htm

Configure webhooks according to the Autotask documentation, then register the webhooks interface on the MSPBots platform.

Click the Action Register button to complete the registration.