# Dropbox access is failing

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-is-failing/46276>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [26 May 2021 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-is-failing/46276 "2021-05-26T12:39:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![wuppergit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/wuppergit/32/7908_2.png) [@wuppergit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wuppergit)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2021 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-is-failing/46276/1 "2021-05-26T12:39:46Z")

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Hi there,  
I'm trying to update Dropbox-Files via Node RED. The environment is:  
RPi 3B  
Node-RED 1.3.5  
Node.js 12.22.1  
node-red-node-dropbox  
The flow is like this (inject -\> dropbox-out:

[{"id":"db687784.6dabb8","type":"dropbox out","z":"52c29281.9046cc","dropbox":"","filename":"test.txt","localFilename":"/home/pi/test.txt","name":"","x":430,"y":2220,"wires":},{"id":"ac478f5f.b1398","type":"inject","z":"52c29281.9046cc","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":209,"y":2227.800048828125,"wires":[["db687784.6dabb8"]]}]

I'm always getteing an error:

{"error\_summary": "missing\_scope/..", "error": {".tag": "missing\_scope", "required\_scope": "files.content.write"}}

Dropbox-App permissions are set : individual scope: files.content.write files.content.read.

Same issue, trying to read a file ( "required\_scope": "files.content.read").  
Where is my mistake. Need help.  
Thank you so much.

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**Author:** ![wuppergit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/wuppergit/32/7908_2.png) [@wuppergit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wuppergit)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2021 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-is-failing/46276/2 "2021-05-26T12:41:18Z")

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```auto
[{"id":"db687784.6dabb8","type":"dropbox out","z":"52c29281.9046cc","dropbox":"","filename":"test.txt","localFilename":"/home/pi/test.txt","name":"","x":430,"y":2220,"wires":[]},{"id":"ac478f5f.b1398","type":"inject","z":"52c29281.9046cc","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":209,"y":2227.800048828125,"wires":[["db687784.6dabb8"]]}]

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [25 July 2021 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-is-failing/46276/3 "2021-07-25T12:41:46Z")

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