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Box Sign endpoint request requires higher privileges than provided by the access token

  • May 23, 2025
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Hi, I am trying to setup a Box Sign action via my custom Box App by posting to https://api.box.com/2.0/sign_requests. The request returns: "The request requires higher privileges than provided by the access token."

The app is authorized and enabled, and has all scopes enabled. The authentication method: OAuth 2.0 with Client Credentials Grant (Server Authentication).

Does anyone know what I am doing incorrectly?

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Can you show us how to replicate your experience? Include your app configurations and permissions.

On first though it has to be permissions.

Did you change the app configurations and forgot to re-submit it? (it happens to me all the time)

Let us know.


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Hi Rui,

Thanks for your reply. The issue has been resolved by enabling Box Sign for the user using the app. That allowed me to check the box in the app scopes to manage Bos Sign requests.


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Hi Stijn Akkerman,

Can you tell me where you found this setting?


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Hi 16545515621907, it was a while ago but I think I did it via the Admin Console. There you can enable/disable Box Sign for certain users. Make sure to have Box Sign enabled for the user whose box_subject_id is used to get the access token


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Here is a screenshot, note the url.

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