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Recipient delivery needs recipient mode

Error code recipient_requires_e2e
Encryption and recipients

Recipient delivery needs recipient mode

recipient_requires_e2e

A recipient was included, but the paste was not set to recipient-only encrypted delivery.

HTTP 400·Encryption and recipients

What it means

What happened

A recipient was included, but the paste was not set to recipient-only encrypted delivery.

Why

Why it might have happened

  • Recipient delivery uses a special encrypted mode.
  • The access setting and recipient field do not match.
Next steps

What you can try

  1. Choose the To recipient mode in the composer.
  2. Or remove the recipient if you want a normal paste.
  3. Try publishing again.
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