# You cannot authorize the app

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-the-app/5997>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [September 23, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-the-app/5997 "2019-09-23T16:53:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-the-app/5997/45 "2020-07-10T16:46:07Z")

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Hey @karan7kar,

Are there any errors in the browser console?

Checkout this thread for a possible solution:

> [@Receiving error "You cannot authorize the app"](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/receiving-error-you-cannot-authorize-the-app/22707/7):
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> Hey @pb_zoom, @josharcher, Our engineering team is aware of the issue and investigating this. While the team is yet to confirm the exact cause of error, upon initial review, they suspect the issue lies with this specific use of the state parameter. In the meantime they have advised that you revise the OAuth URL to not use a state parameter and it should resolve the authorization error. For a quick resolution, if you still plan to use the state parameter you can try either of these options. Op…

Thanks,  
Tommy

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