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roberto_arista
Explorer | Level 3
10 months ago

AuthError "files.content.read" does not match scopes of token

Hey! I have a short python script, connecting and running a few files operation over my dropbox team folder. Up until now I was able to upload and delete files, but since I tried to read files from...
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roberto_arista
Explorer | Level 3
10 months ago

Hey DB-Des, thanks for your answer. I've also re-authorized after setting the new scopes. I guess I need to delete this app and start fresh with a new one.

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DB-Des
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10 months ago

Hi roberto_arista​,

I'm glad to hear you were able to get this working. Just for future reference, it is not necessary to delete an app and create a new one in order to grant new scopes.

Checking/Unchecking scopes and clicking "Submit" at the bottom of the page should save the updated scopes. After that step's been taken, and the updated scopes confirmed, users can re-authorize the existing app with the updated scopes.

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