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The current user is not authorized to perform the requested action - even using API key!!

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mav8rick
6 Feb, 2024, 16:20

I am on Appwrite 1.3.7 I know this is a common newbie mistake and I have looked through the previous postings. I am not a new user - been hacking away on it for the last 6 months.

I have a strange situation where I have collection A which has relationships to B, C and D. Now, if I create a document (say... through REST) without any "children" (no B, C and D), I can read and update OK. However, when I create a document that has the relationship attribute filled in, I get a 401 error. I'm 100% sure I got the permissions part correct - see attached picture and I'm 100% sure the fallback_session cookie belongs to the right user (the righ team) Now, through a REST client, I can do a GET of a document A (system OK) but when I try to update (that's a PATCH), I hit into a 401 error. Have looked through all the B, C and D collections to enable at least READ security but I can't overcome it.

Does this mean that if B has a relationship to C (one-way), if I am to be able to update B, I must have update access to C?

Is there anything else I can try? Any tips would be very much appreciated.

PS I did not turn on document security for any of the collections.

PSPS I have an update - now I'm using an API key and I still get "user_unauthorized" error!

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Title: User authorization issue even with API key Message: I am experiencing a 401 error when trying to perform certain actions with my API key. Specifically, when creating a document that has a relationship attribute filled in. I have checked and confirmed that my permissions are set correctly and that the fallback_session cookie is associated with the right user and team. I can successfully retrieve documents through the REST client, but updating them results in a 401 error. I have also ensured that the related collections have at least READ security enabled. Is there anything else I can try? I am now using an API key and still encountering the "user_unauthorized
mav8rick
6 Feb, 2024, 16:50

The current user is not authorized to perform the requested action - even using API key!!

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