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Q&A Linking with Stack Exchange gives error "couldn't parse client_id"

Problem: I see the following error when I link my account with StackExchange: Couldn't parse client_id How we got here: I click on my profile picture -> Click Edit -> Scroll down to Li...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Masked Man‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Masked Man‭

#6: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2020-04-28T17:20:55Z (over 4 years ago)
Meta is now configured to disable SE linking
#5: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2020-04-28T15:55:44Z (over 4 years ago)
Meta is now configured to disable SE linking
#4: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2020-04-28T15:55:13Z (over 4 years ago)
Meta is now configured to disable SE linking
#3: Post edited by user avatar Masked Man‭ · 2020-04-27T05:57:08Z (over 4 years ago)
  • **Problem:**
  • I see the following error when I link my account with StackExchange:
  • > Couldn't parse `client_id`
  • **How we got here:**
  • * I click on my profile picture -> Click Edit -> Scroll down to Link with Stack Exchange -> Click Authenticate -> Enter my Stack Exchange login credentials.
  • **Preliminary analysis:**
  • I confirmed that my Stack Exchange login credentials are correct as follows:
  • * I opened a private browsing window, logged in to my codidact account, then followed the above steps.
  • * In the same window (and actually the same tab), I opened stackoverflow.com after getting the above error, and I was already logged in.
  • **Additional information:**
  • * OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • * Browsers:
  • - Brave: Version 1.7.98 Chromium: 81.0.4044.113 (Official Build) (64-bit)
  • - Firefox: 73.0.1 (64-bit)
  • * My account on Stack Overflow is "temporarily suspended".
  • **Problem:**
  • I see the following error when I link my account with StackExchange:
  • > Couldn't parse `client_id`
  • **How we got here:**
  • * I click on my profile picture -> Click Edit -> Scroll down to Link with Stack Exchange -> Click Authenticate -> Enter my Stack Exchange login credentials.
  • **Preliminary analysis:**
  • I confirmed that my Stack Exchange login credentials are correct as follows:
  • * I opened a private browsing window, logged in to my codidact account, then followed the above steps.
  • * In the same window (and actually the same tab), I opened stackoverflow.com after getting the above error, and I was already logged in.
  • **Additional information:**
  • * OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • * Browsers:
  • - Brave: Version 1.7.98 Chromium: 81.0.4044.113 (Official Build) (64-bit)
  • - Firefox: 73.0.1 (64-bit)
  • * My account on Stack Overflow is "temporarily suspended".
#2: Post edited by user avatar Masked Man‭ · 2020-04-27T05:56:16Z (over 4 years ago)
Added a screenshot showing the problem
  • **Problem:**
  • I see the following error when I link my account with StackExchange:
  • > Couldn't parse `client_id`
  • **How we got here:**
  • * I click on my profile picture -> Click Edit -> Scroll down to [Link with Stack Exchange] -> Click Authenticate -> Enter my Stack Exchange login credentials.
  • **Preliminary analysis:**
  • I confirmed that my Stack Exchange login credentials are correct as follows:
  • * I opened a private browsing window, logged in to my codidact account, then followed the above steps.
  • * In the same window (and actually the same tab), I opened stackoverflow.com after getting the above error, and I was already logged in.
  • **Additional information:**
  • * OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • * Browsers:
  • - Brave: Version 1.7.98 Chromium: 81.0.4044.113 (Official Build) (64-bit)
  • - Firefox: 73.0.1 (64-bit)
  • * My account on Stack Overflow is "temporarily suspended".
  • **Problem:**
  • I see the following error when I link my account with StackExchange:
  • > Couldn't parse `client_id`
  • **How we got here:**
  • * I click on my profile picture -> Click Edit -> Scroll down to Link with Stack Exchange -> Click Authenticate -> Enter my Stack Exchange login credentials.
  • **Preliminary analysis:**
  • I confirmed that my Stack Exchange login credentials are correct as follows:
  • * I opened a private browsing window, logged in to my codidact account, then followed the above steps.
  • * In the same window (and actually the same tab), I opened stackoverflow.com after getting the above error, and I was already logged in.
  • **Additional information:**
  • * OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • * Browsers:
  • - Brave: Version 1.7.98 Chromium: 81.0.4044.113 (Official Build) (64-bit)
  • - Firefox: 73.0.1 (64-bit)
  • * My account on Stack Overflow is "temporarily suspended".
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Masked Man‭ · 2020-04-27T05:54:55Z (over 4 years ago)
**Problem:**

I see the following error when I link my account with StackExchange:

> Couldn't parse `client_id`

**How we got here:**

* I click on my profile picture -> Click Edit -> Scroll down to [Link with Stack Exchange] -> Click Authenticate -> Enter my Stack Exchange login credentials.

**Preliminary analysis:**

I confirmed that my Stack Exchange login credentials are correct as follows: 
* I opened a private browsing window, logged in to my codidact account, then followed the above steps. 
* In the same window (and actually the same tab), I opened stackoverflow.com after getting the above error, and I was already logged in.

**Additional information:**

* OS: Windows 10 64-bit
* Browsers:
  - Brave: Version 1.7.98 Chromium: 81.0.4044.113 (Official Build) (64-bit)
  - Firefox: 73.0.1 (64-bit)
* My account on Stack Overflow is "temporarily suspended".