# oAuth. Request User Authorization problem

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/oauth-request-user-authorization-problem/59320>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/oauth-request-user-authorization-problem/59320 "2021-10-25T09:12:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![spartakus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@spartakus](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/spartakus)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/oauth-request-user-authorization-problem/59320/1 "2021-10-25T09:12:24Z")

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**Description**  
I am having difficulty requesting user authorization.  
The parameters I use:  
url: [https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize](https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize)  
response\_type=code  
redirect\_uri=  
client\_id=

**Error**  
{  
“status”: false,  
“errorCode”: 4700,  
“errorMessage”: "Invalid client\_id: ",  
“result”: null  
}

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
OAuth

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
[https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize](https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize)

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/oauth-request-user-authorization-problem/59320/2 "2021-10-27T12:10:42Z")

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Hi @spartakus,

The authorization URL should be the same as the _Install_ button on the Activation or Submit tab of your app. Have you tried clicking that button, utilizing that URL?

Thanks,  
Will

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**Author:** ![spartakus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@spartakus](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/spartakus)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/oauth-request-user-authorization-problem/59320/3 "2021-10-28T19:28:53Z")

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Hi Will!  
If I put the URL from the Submit tab into web browser address line everything works fine. But if I use exactly the same credentials with insomnia, it returns this error:  
{“status”:false,“errorCode”:4700,“errorMessage”:"Invalid client\_id: ",“result”:null}

How come?

Thanks for the reply,  
Warm regards,  
Spartakus

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/oauth-request-user-authorization-problem/59320/4 "2021-11-01T11:19:30Z")

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Thanks for confirming @spartakus.

This could be an issue with how the redirect\_uri and client\_id parameters are being passed in your insomnia environment. If it’s working when testing with the Zoom provided URL, it suggests this may be an environment specific issue. Have you tried logging to make sure all parameters are getting passed correctly?

Thanks,  
Will

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/oauth-request-user-authorization-problem/59320/5 "2021-12-01T21:20:12Z")

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Closed on December 1, 2021, 9:20pm UTC

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