Solved: Grok: You need access. This is a private conversation link.

Error

Browser tab:
Grok:
You need access
This is a private conversation link. Please request access from the person who sent you this to view the conversation.

Symptoms

• A conversation that you own is now considered private and Grok says you need to request access.
• You request access, and receive an email to grant access. But granting access doesn’t work.

Solution

1. Sign out of Grok
2. Sign back in again
3. Refresh the browser tab containing the conversation

I theorize something in your token data is corrupted and signing out and back in again will fix permissions and let you see the conversation that is yours. This worked for me. If that doesn’t fix it, you’ll need to report a bug.

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