SOLVED - GET /messages/{msg_id} returns statusCode = 403 "access forbidden"

[icarrara]

Hello @thinkingserious

Please could you help me with the usage of GET /messages/{msg_id} ?

Using Java I got:

• statusCode = 403
• body = {"errors":[{"field":null,"message":"access forbidden"}]}

My code:

SendGrid sg = new SendGrid("SG.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

Request request = new Request(); request.setMethod(Method.GET); request.setEndpoint("messages"); request.addQueryParam("query", "msg_id='ERsDbjjdQZ-sQW5X18erfA.filterdrecv-p3mdw1-7745b6f999-bnpxx-19-603139AC-6F.0'");

    try {

                  Response response=sg.api(request);

    } catch (IOException ioe) { }

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Note that:

• The msg_id was sent by a verified sender.
• The API KEY is the same I send email without problems.
• I just purchased the Extended Email Activity History add-on :-)
• From the Try it out page the below call with the same API KEY "SG.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" in the Authorization field of the UI, I got the reply "401 Unauthorized": https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/messages/ERsDbjjdQZ-sQW5X18erfA.filterdrecv-p3mdw1-7745b6f999-bnpxx-19-603139AC-6F.0

Thank you for any help

Originally posted by @icarrara in https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-java/issues/425#issuecomment-782718871

[icarrara]

I had checked the key and I'm seeing it doesn't have Email Activity permissions. After editing the API key permissions and giving Read Access to the Email Activity permission, I was be able to access the API.