# Scope error while calling API with OAuth 2.0

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**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [September 28, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/scope-error-while-calling-api-with-oauth-2-0/31525 "2020-09-28T18:11:58Z")\
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Hey @mtshumba

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:

> [@oAuth App Scopes](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/1476):
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> Hi - I’m in what appears to be a catch-22 situation. I understand JWT is being phased out, so I am trying to build my integration between Salesforce and Zoom webinar functionality using oAuth. However, in order to create a webinar, it appears I need the webinar:write:admin scope, but it also appears that I cannot set this scope for an oAuth app. One workaround I found is to start building a marketplace app, which allows for scopes to be set, but just never publish/submit the app. My question i…

> [@Error while calling Meeting create API with User managed OAuth App](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/13038):
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> When I use a User managed OAuth app for authentication for calling meeting create API, I am getting the following error: { “code”: 4700, “message”: “Invalid access token, does not contain scopes: [zms:meeting:write, meeting:write:admin]” } The scopes given are: meeting:read meeting:write. I can’t find a way to give meeting:write:admin scope for a User managed App. Does that mean that I can not use User managed OAuth app if I need to create a meeting via API? The use case we have is as f…

> [@Unable to create zoom meeting from API even though I have scope](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/9617):
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> Description I authorized user with these scopes: scope: ‘meeting:read meeting:write user:read user:write user\_profile webinar:write’ However when I use this token to create meeting request. I get this in response: { “code”: 4700, “message”: “Invalid access token, does not contain scopes: [zms:meeting:write, meeting:write:admin]” } Error The full error message or issue you are running into. Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)? OAuth Which Endpoint/s? Knowing the API endp…

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