# You Cannot Authorize This App

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app/23568>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [July 8, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app/23568 "2020-07-08T16:07:10Z")\
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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-this-app/23568/2 "2020-07-10T16:46:26Z")

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Hey @aaghili,

Let me know if this helps:

> [@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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