# Unable to use Authentication..code fails every time

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/unable-to-use-authentication-code-fails-every-time/19420>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [July 30, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/unable-to-use-authentication-code-fails-every-time/19420 "2026-07-30T09:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![avanzyl9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@avanzyl9](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/avanzyl9)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/unable-to-use-authentication-code-fails-every-time/19420/1 "2026-07-30T09:24:44Z")

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Can anybody help me

I used Google authenticator but the code for login is always wrong

Any help will be appreciated…

Do I need a different authenticator

Struggling to even get a first trade