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Endor Labs whoami fails: 401 means refresh the token, 403 means check the tenant

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TL;DR

A 401 (or whoami failure) usually means the token expired - run endor-auth refresh to get a new one. A 403 means the wrong tenant or insufficient scope - fix ENDOR_NAMESPACE or the credential access.

Steps

  1. Per Endor Labs docs: 401 is expiry, 403 is tenant or scope, and SSO refresh needs the root tenant segment.

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Published recentlyPublished Oct 4, 2026. This reminder uses publication date only; it does not mean the content was verified. Review again after Apr 2, 2027.

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