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incorrect 'restricted_content' error from properties endpoints
I'm attempting to call properties/add, remove and update but I'm getting a content_restricted response. I checked the permission of my app thoroughly, and I do havee metadata.write activateeeed. I even weent ahead and generated a new refresh token to make sure I'm generating access tokens with correct permissions enabled. And nothing. When I geenerateed acceeess tokens through the api tester it works. But when I use access tokens generated with my refresh token I get the error. I see others have pointed out very similar problems and support told them there was an actual bug, so I think there's a good chance that I have found a bug here.
SC_dev4 Здравко is correct; this doesn't indicate a scopes issue. This indicates that your app doesn't have permission to use that template. Note that user file property templates are app-user pair specific. You can't use an access token for one app to access a template that was created with a different app.
You mentioned using both your own app as well as the API Explorer app, which would cause this issue. If you're trying to use a template with your own app, make sure you also created it using your own app.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
SC_dev4 Здравко is correct; this doesn't indicate a scopes issue. This indicates that your app doesn't have permission to use that template. Note that user file property templates are app-user pair specific. You can't use an access token for one app to access a template that was created with a different app.
You mentioned using both your own app as well as the API Explorer app, which would cause this issue. If you're trying to use a template with your own app, make sure you also created it using your own app.
Thank you both. Yes, this was in fact the issue. I had originally created my template using the API Explorer. I now created a new template using an access token generated with my refresh token and I can call the properties endpoints successfully.
SC_dev4 wrote:... I checked the permission of my app thoroughly, and I do havee metadata.write activateeeed. ...
You don't have any issue with the required scope. If the scope was not set, your error would be 'missing_scope' and will inform you about the scope you need to add to be able use particular endpoint. Since that's not the case, don't delve in that direction. The error 'restricted_content' means that you don't have enough access right to the resource you want to modify.
Hope this gives direction.
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