Hootsuite Common Errors

Error Reference

401 Unauthorized

Cause: Access token expired (tokens last ~1 hour). Fix: Refresh token via OAuth:

curl -X POST https://platform.hootsuite.com/oauth2/token \
  -u "$HOOTSUITE_CLIENT_ID:$HOOTSUITE_CLIENT_SECRET" \
  -d "grant_type=refresh_token&refresh_token=$HOOTSUITE_REFRESH_TOKEN"

403 Forbidden

Cause: App lacks required permissions or user doesn't own the resource. Fix: Check app scopes in developer portal. Ensure user has access to the social profile.