By Eleanor
I have a few namespaces which host Functions based in different regions. I’d like to use doctl to switch between the different Function namespaces for easy deployment, however I’m running into an issue when I attempt to use doctl serverless connect. When running this command I receive a prompt to select the namespace I would like to connect to. After making my selection I receive the following message:
Error: GET https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/functions/namespaces/{namespace-id}: 403 You are not authorized to perform this operation
I’ve done the following troubleshooting:
- Used
doctl auth listto ensure that I was using the correct auth context - Created a variety of tokens with different auth scopes, init a new auth context in doctl and attempted to use
doctl serverless connectagain. In all situations I ensured the token had fullfunctionscope
So far I’ve only been able to successfully use this command when using an API token that has the full access scope. What are the granular scopes I can enable so I can use doctl serverless connect without requiring an API token that has full access enabled?
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Accepted Answer
Heya, @eldemetriou
The doctl serverless connect command requires the token to have full access to Functions. I believe currently, DigitalOcean’s granular API token scopes don’t provide a separate “read” or “limited” scope for Functions. This means that to perform operations like serverless connect, the token needs at least the Function scope.
If granular scopes for Functions do not work for this specific command:
- Create a separate API token with the full access scope for temporary use.
- Switch to this token only when running
doctl serverless connect.
Steps:
doctl auth init --context functions-admin
This will allow you to switch between contexts for operations requiring broader permissions:
doctl auth switch --context functions-admin
Hope that this helps!
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