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Unable to connect my Google account to Zapier - "Request has insufficient authentication scopes" error

  • September 7, 2025
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I am unable to connect my google account to Zapier.Having this error message 

 

Best answer by Sparsh from Automation Jinn

Hey ​@Yemmyoye,

The error usually means that you don’t have the necessary permissions. You can re-authenticating the connection by providing it with necessary permissions. If you still encounter error, try contacting Zapier support from here- https://zapier.com/app/get-help

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Sparsh from Automation Jinn
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Hey ​@Yemmyoye,

The error usually means that you don’t have the necessary permissions. You can re-authenticating the connection by providing it with necessary permissions. If you still encounter error, try contacting Zapier support from here- https://zapier.com/app/get-help

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SamB
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  • September 30, 2025

Hey ​@Yemmyoye, just checking in 👋 Was it an issue with the permissions as Sparsh suspected?  

Let us know how it went with re-adding the connection, want to make sure you’re all set! 🙂

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  • YemmyoyeBeginner
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  • October 1, 2025

Its sorted now. Thank you ​@Sparsh and @SamB

SamB
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  • October 7, 2025

That’s great news ​@Yemmyoye! 🎉 Thanks for confirming, really pleased you were able to get things sorted. And a big thank you to ​@Sparsh from Automation Jinn as well for helping out here! 🙌

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