# Error fetching user info: 401, {"code":124,"message":"Invalid access token."} **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [October 13, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/error-fetching-user-info-401-code-124-message-invalid-access-token/119060 "2024-10-13T15:41:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![porat216](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/porat216/32/64104_2.png) [@porat216](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/porat216)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/error-fetching-user-info-401-code-124-message-invalid-access-token/119060/1 "2024-10-13T15:41:09Z")
i use this code import requests import base64 # Your Zoom app credentials ACOUNT\_ID = CLIENT\_ID = CLIENT\_SECRET = def get\_access\_token(): 3 url = oauth/token headers = { “Authorization”: f"Basic {base64.b64encode(f’{CLIENT\_ID}:{CLIENT\_SECRET}'.encode()).decode()}" } params = { “grant\_type”: “client\_credentials” } response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, params=params) if response.status\_code == 200: return response.json()[“access\_token”] else: print(“Error obtaining access token:”, response.json()) return None # Step 3: Use Access Token to Get Meeting Information access\_token = get\_access\_token() print(f" acess token = {access\_token}") # Example to fetch user information (as an admin) #user\_url = “v2/users/me” if access\_token: headers = { ‘Authorization’: f’Bearer {access\_token}', ‘Content-Type’: ‘application/json’, } ``` response = requests.get(user_url, headers=headers) if response.status_code == 200: user_info = response.json() print("User Information:", user_info) else: print(f"Error fetching user info: {response.status_code}, {response.text}") ``` i get a looking good acess token but in the second request i get Error fetching user info: 401, {“code”:124,“message”:“Invalid access token.”} i have all this scope user:read:list\_users:admin user:write:user:admin user:read:user:admin user:update:user:admin user:delete:user:admin user:update:status:admin user:update:password:admin user:read:list\_assistants:admin user:write:assistant:admin user:delete:assistant:admin user:write:profile\_picture:admin user:read:token:admin user:read:zak:admin user:delete:token:admin user:read:list\_permissions:admin user:read:list\_schedulers:admin user:delete:scheduler:admin user:update:email:admin user:read:email:admin user:read:pm\_room:admin user:update:presence\_status:admin user:read:settings:admin user:update:settings:admin user:write:virtual\_background\_files:admin user:delete:virtual\_background\_files:admin user:read:summary:admin user:write:feature:admin user:read:list\_collaboration\_devices:admin user:read:collaboration\_device:admin user:update:user\_account:admin user:read:presence\_status:admin user:read:personal\_note:admin user:delete:profile\_picture:admin user:read:clocked\_out\_user:admin user:read:clocked\_in\_user:admin user:read:meeting\_template\_detail:admin user:read:list\_users:master user:write:user:master user:read:user:master user:update:user:master user:delete:user:master user:update:status:master user:update:password:master user:read:list\_assistants:master user:write:assistant:master user:delete:assistant:master user:write:profile\_picture:master user:read:token:master user:delete:token:master user:read:list\_permissions:master user:read:list\_schedulers:master user:delete:scheduler:master user:update:email:master user:update:presence\_status:master user:read:settings:master user:update:settings:master user:write:virtual\_background\_files:master user:delete:virtual\_background\_files:master user:read:summary:master user:write:feature:master user:update:user\_account:master user:read:presence\_status:master user:read:personal\_note:master user:delete:profile\_picture:master user:read:clocked\_out\_user:master user:read:clocked\_in\_user:master meeting:read:list\_meetings:admin meeting:read:alert:admin meeting:read:chat\_message:admin billing:read:user\_entitlement:admin the url is without the base url becuse i url and this website blocking url ---
**Author:** ![chunsiong.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chunsiong.zoom/32/35488_2.png) [@chunsiong.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chunsiong.zoom)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/error-fetching-user-info-401-code-124-message-invalid-access-token/119060/2 "2024-10-25T14:07:27Z")
@porat216 , heres a sample code in python to get access token ```auto import requests import base64 import os from dotenv import load_dotenv # Load environment variables from .env file, this will try to load these values from your .env file load_dotenv() # Access the environment variables s2s_oauth_client_secret = os.getenv("S2S_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET") s2s_oauth_client_id = os.getenv("S2S_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID") s2s_oauth_account_id = os.getenv("S2S_OAUTH_ACCOUNT_ID") oauth_url = 'https://zoom.us/oauth/token?grant_type=account_credentials&account_id='+s2s_oauth_account_id # Replace with your OAuth endpoint URL def get_access_token(): try: # Create the Basic Authentication header auth_header = f'Basic {base64.b64encode(f"{s2s_oauth_client_id}:{s2s_oauth_client_secret}".encode()).decode()}' # Define the headers for the OAuth request headers = { 'Authorization': auth_header, } # Make the OAuth request response = requests.post(oauth_url, headers=headers) # Check if the request was successful (status code 200) if response.status_code == 200: # Parse the JSON response to get the access token oauth_response = response.json() access_token = oauth_response.get('access_token') return access_token else: print(f'OAuth Request Failed with Status Code: {response.status_code}') print(response.text) return None except Exception as e: print(f'An error occurred: {str(e)}') return None ``` Heres the follow code to call the REST API ```auto from flask import Flask, request import requests import json app = Flask( __name__ ) def handle_callapi(): # Fetch access_token from query string access_token = request.args.get('access_token') # Meeting data meeting_data = { "topic": 'hello world', "type": 2, "start_time": "2023-10-01T10:00:00Z", "duration": 120, "password": "12345678", "agenda": "40 mins limit demonstration", "pre_schedule": False, "timezone": "Asia/Singapore", "default_password": False } # Zoom API endpoint api_url = 'https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings' # Headers for the request headers = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Accept": "application/json" } # Send POST request to create meeting response = requests.post(api_url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(meeting_data)) # Return response return "Meeting Details: " + response.text ``` ---
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