TRANSFER_REQUIRES_READ: insufficient access rights on cross reference id" salesforce

TL;DR

You need read access to the referenced record to use it in a lookup. Ask the admin for sharing access, or pick a record you can see.

Error

TRANSFER_REQUIRES_READ: insufficient access rights on cross reference id

Steps

1. Confirm you cannot see the referenced record Expected: sharing is the issue.
2. Ask the admin for read access via sharing rules Expected: you can see it.
3. Or choose a reference you already have access to Expected: the operation is valid.
4. Re-run the operation Expected: it succeeds.

When to use

• TRANSFERREQUIRESREAD
• You reference a record you cannot read

When not to use

• You can see the record (then check field-level security)
• The reference is to a deleted record (then it is ENTITYISDELETED)

Tool compatibility

• Salesforce sharing and visibility
• Record ownership

Variant phrasings

transferrequiresread

You need read access to the referenced record.

insufficient access rights on cross reference id

Same: sharing rules.

Why it happens

Agents run as integration users with narrow visibility. The record exists, but not for them.

Edge cases

• Owner-based sharing vs criteria-based sharing: know which applies
• The running user in flows can differ from the API user

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_zR5pObA-93WMt6rxNQiSaw