Connect Buildwise to Your Hub's Job Cost Analyzer With an API Key
Your hub's Job Cost Analyzer can read your job costing from Buildwise every night, on its own, in seconds. To do that, it needs a read-only API key from Buildwise. You make the key once in Buildwise and save it once in your hub.
Here are the steps to follow:
Open API Keys in Buildwise
In the Buildwise web app, click Settings in the side menu, then scroll down to API Keys. Only owners and administrators see this section.
Create the key
Type a name in Key Name, as an example "Job Cost Analyzer", then click Create Key.
Copy the key
Click Copy Key, then Done. This is the only time the full key is shown, so paste it into your hub right away.
Open Buildwise Key in your hub
In your hub, click the gear at the top right to open settings. Under Tools, click Buildwise Key.
Save the key
Paste the key into the box and click Save Key. The hub reads your job costing from Buildwise right away and shows a message like "Key works. Read 9 active jobs from Buildwise."
What the key can do
The key can only read your job costing reports and your projects list. It can never change anything in Buildwise. Once it is saved, the Job Cost Analyzer updates every night on its own.
Keep your key private
Never send the key by email or text message, and never paste it into a chat or a document. Paste it only into your hub. If a key ever leaks, revoke it in Buildwise and make a new one.
Make a new key every 90 days
An API key stops working 90 days after you make it. The Expires column in API Keys shows the date. Two weeks before, your hub shows a reminder. Make a new key in Buildwise and save it in your hub the same way.
Revoke a key
In Buildwise, go to Settings, then API Keys. Click Revoke next to the key, then Revoke again to confirm. Anything using the key stops working right away, so your hub stops updating until you save a new key.
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