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This API key needs a file permission

Error code insufficient_scope
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This API key needs a file permission

insufficient_scope

The API key is valid, but it does not include the filebin.ca permission needed for this action.

HTTP 403·Accounts and API keys

What it means

What happened

The API key is valid, but it does not include the filebin.ca permission needed for this action.

Why

Why it might have happened

  • The key may be missing file:create, file:read, or file:delete.
  • The key may have been created for another bin site.
  • A tool may be using an older key after its permissions changed.
Next steps

What you can try

  1. Create or choose an API key with the required filebin.ca scope.
  2. Check that the key audience is filebin.ca.
  3. Update the script, app, or agent with the new key and retry.
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If the error keeps happening, contact support and include insufficient_scope plus what you were trying to do on filebin.ca.

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