Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT · error · HTTPException

Missing required permission(s): {', '.join(p.value for p in

Error message

Missing required permission(s): {', '.join(p.value for p in missing)}

What it means

Error "Missing required permission(s): {', '.join(p.value for p in missing)}" thrown in Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.

Source

Thrown at autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/external/middleware.py:103

    raise HTTPException(
        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
        detail="Missing authentication. Provide API key or access token.",
    )


def require_permission(*permissions: APIKeyPermission):
    """
    Dependency function for checking required permissions.
    All listed permissions must be present.
    (works with API keys and OAuth tokens)
    """

    async def check_permissions(
        auth: APIAuthorizationInfo = Security(require_auth),
    ) -> APIAuthorizationInfo:
        missing = [p for p in permissions if p not in auth.scopes]
        if missing:
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
                detail=f"Missing required permission(s): "
                f"{', '.join(p.value for p in missing)}",
            )
        return auth

    return check_permissions

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Solutions

1. Use an API key/token that includes the listed missing permission scopes.
2. Regenerate the key with the required scopes or ask an admin to grant them.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/external/middleware.py:103 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT@9c8bb5550f (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a5f0054c39cbc495. Report an issue: GitHub.