Stopping the error "Authorisation is required to perform that action" in Google Apps Script

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Ryan Smith picture Ryan Smith · Jul 10, 2012 · Viewed 32.4k times · Source

I keep getting this error message when I try to view my deployed app.

Authorisation is required to perform that action

How do I get around the error?

Services in use in the script:

  • ScriptDB
  • UiApp

(I think that is all)

I can't find the answer in the documentation, so I would be very grateful for some help.

Answer

Henrique G. Abreu picture Henrique G. Abreu · Jul 10, 2012

You need to go the script editor and attempt to run any function manually first.

A first authorization popup is shown when you first deploy as web app, but if you go and change the code accessing new services you have to re-authorize it.

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