# Error authorizing app with Admin user

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/error-authorizing-app-with-admin-user/28163>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/error-authorizing-app-with-admin-user/28163 "2020-08-25T19:52:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/error-authorizing-app-with-admin-user/28163/2 "2020-08-25T19:52:29Z")

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Hey @snp

Thanks for posting on the Zoom Devforum! I am still learning, but I will try my best to help answer your question. 🙂

Checkout these related threads that may have the answer you are looking for:

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> Description You cannot install the app because you don’t have the required permissions. Please contact your IT administrator for permission and try again. Error View sub account’s Dashboard data View and manage sub account’s user meetings Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)? OAUTH Which Endpoint/s? [https://api.zoom.us/v2/metrics/meetings](https://api.zoom.us/v2/metrics/meetings) How To Reproduce (If applicable) Steps to reproduce the behavior: Request URL / Headers (without credentials) / Body See error Screens…

> [@Admin scopes via OAuth?](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/12149):
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> Is there a way to enable \*:admin scopes via an OAuth app? The account generating the OAuth app and authorizing it, has access to various features like Dashboard, Users, etc, (but is not a full admin). I am unable to use the API endpoints for those things as I can’t pick any \*:admin scopes during app creation.

> [@App Authorization - sharing outside the developer account](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/9316):
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> Description Hi there, I’d like to ask for clarification regarding the App authorization process. What I’m trying to achieve is: having a shareable link available for anyone with a google account, that asks the user to grant permissions for my App (basically the standard OAuth flow as described in API docs) being able to create a meetings on behalf of these users. It works fine for my developer account, however, I’m getting an error (You cannot authorize the app) when I try to share the link …

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