# Marketing V3 Emails API **URL:** \ **Category:** APIs & Integrations\ **Tags:** professional\ **Created:** [December 4, 2025, 10:29am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/marketing-v3-emails-api/143683 "2025-12-04T10:29:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ISergeyssels](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/isergeyssels/32/48852_2.png) [@ISergeyssels](https://community.hubspot.com/u/ISergeyssels)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 10:29am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/marketing-v3-emails-api/143683/1 "2025-12-04T10:29:21Z")
Hello Community, We are facing a critical blocker when trying to use the Marketing V3 Emails API (GET /marketing/v3/emails), which consistently results in a **403 Client Error: Forbidden** with the error message **MISSING\_SCOPES**. ### The Core Problem: Inability to Configure Scopes The Super Admin attempted to enable the required **content** scope in the Private App configuration but **received a permission error** stating they are unauthorized to add that specific scope to the app. This confirms that the **content** scope is currently **NOT** enabled on the app, but the inability to enable it appears to be a permissions/licensing issue beyond the Super Admin role. ### Configuration Status: 1. **Required Scope:** The **content** scope is required for the V3 Emails API. 2. **Scope Status:** The app **fails to save with the content scope enabled** due to a permissions error experienced by the Super Admin. 3. **User Role:** The user attempting to modify the app is a **Super Admin**. 4. **API Call Status:** The API call fails with **MISSING\_SCOPES** because the required scope cannot be added. 5. **Support Contact:** HubSpot Support confirmed no issues with the initial setup and referred us here. ### Question: Since the Super Admin is explicitly blocked from adding the **content** scope to the app, what are the possible root causes? - Does the ability to grant the **content** scope require a **specific HubSpot Marketing Hub product tier (e.g., Professional or Enterprise)** that our account may lack? - Is there a different Admin permission needed beyond “Super Admin” to manage high-level scopes like content? We need to understand the license or permission requirement that is blocking the Super Admin from saving this scope. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![BrandonWoodruff](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/brandonwoodruff/32/61045_2.png) [@BrandonWoodruff](https://community.hubspot.com/u/BrandonWoodruff)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/marketing-v3-emails-api/143683/2 "2025-12-04T14:15:48Z")
Based on [HubSpot’s own docs](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/apps/legacy-apps/authentication/scopes), the **content** scope is tied to CMS Hub Pro/Enterprise _or_ Marketing Hub Pro/Enterprise. If your portal isn’t on one of those tiers, the Private App won’t let a Super Admin enable that scope at all, which lines up with the “unauthorized” error you’re seeing. A couple quick things to validate: - The content scope covers emails, pages, blog, campaigns — so HubSpot only exposes it to portals with the matching product tier. - Super Admin rights don’t override licensing restrictions, so the block can happen even if permissions are otherwise correct. - Sometimes checking another related scope (e.g., CMS) can confirm whether the limitation is tier-based. To help narrow this down: **Which HubSpot subscription tier is your portal currently on?** Let me know if this helps, or if you have any other questions! * * * ✔ Was I able to help answer your question? Help the community by **marking it as a solution.** | ![](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/3/d314478a36473977ed45320812b9331d25e0d3c4.jpeg) | **[Brandon Woodruff](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-woody-woodruff/)** Senior Software Developer @ [Pearagon](https://www.pearagon.com/)Still have questions? Reach out at [brandon@pearagon.com](mailto:brandon@pearagon.com) ![](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/c/dcad77e6cf96145dd117147531ae4423b9b5cd91.png) | * * * ---
**Author:** ![ISergeyssels](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/isergeyssels/32/48852_2.png) [@ISergeyssels](https://community.hubspot.com/u/ISergeyssels)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/marketing-v3-emails-api/143683/3 "2025-12-04T14:24:43Z")
We have a Marketing Hub Professional subscription. ---
**Author:** ![SteveHTM](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/stevehtm/32/22074_2.png) [@SteveHTM](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SteveHTM)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/marketing-v3-emails-api/143683/4 "2025-12-05T14:38:43Z")
@ISergeyssels - This looks like it may be an wonky commercial decision by HubSpot. I’m frankly very surprised that this API requires a ‘content’ scope rather than a ‘marketing email’ scope and I don’t find the documentation of this very clear. I have tried in various account I have access to - it seems I can set ‘content’ scope without a Marketing Pro subscription but with a Data Hub subscrioption - but I cannot set marketing email without that Marketing Hub Pro subscription. I would have expected that content scope would be tied to a Content Hub subscription - but that does not appear to be the case. It seems like something like that is what you are bumping into. Hope you can figure this out. Steve