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iOS Build a Photo Browser iPhone App Connecting to an API using OAuth Connecting to Instagram

Posted by Shan Rammah
Shan Rammah
2,988 Points

unable to authorize token within scope

I get this error when I run the app:

2016-02-09 23:39:46.188 Photo Bombers[25711:8367959] text: {"meta":{"error_type":"OAuthPermissionsException","code":400,"error_message":"This request requires scope=public_content, but this access token is not authorized with this scope. The user must re-authorize your application with scope=public_content to be granted this permissions."}}

Any ideas on what the fix is?

1 Answer

Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points
Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points

At a guess, the application that you have received the access token from doesn't allow the public_content scope to be accessed.

Be sure you are using the correct scope first. Consider making a call to set your scope first before you pass your token. Something like this would be what you are looking for maybe?

https://api.instagram.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id=CLIENTID&redirect_uri=REDIRECT-URI&response_type=code&scope=SCOPE