# Not authorized to send Apple events to Reminders

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269>\
**Category:** Automation\
**Tags:** devonthink3\
**Created:** [October 23, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269 "2019-10-23T19:20:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![coolgoose85](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@coolgoose85](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/coolgoose85)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269/1 "2019-10-23T19:20:14Z")

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Hi,

I’m using script-\>reminders-\> add as to do to reminders in devonthink3.

When I use this script pop up comes saying “Not authorized to send Apple events to Reminders”.

I check around web as well as this post [Not authorized to send apple events to finder?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-finder/45992).

I have tried enabling settings-\>privacy-\>full disk access-\>devonthink3

I did the same for in automation tab as well.

I still see this error. Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![jerwin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jerwin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jerwin)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269/2 "2019-10-23T20:32:09Z")

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Theoretically it should be enabled in the security and privacy control panel.  
(Mojave shown)

 ![Screen%20Shot%20154](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/2X/d/df637bf243c1680bf0ae85bfafe7b810656b8fe7.jpeg)

But, there’s no entry for Devonthink, and, no widget to add more apps. That may be because my copy of Devonthink has never asked.

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269/3 "2019-10-23T22:36:41Z")

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> That may be because my copy of Devonthink has never asked.

Actually, if you every ran the **Script \> Reminders \> Add as To Do to Reminders** , you **would** have been asked.

If you denied access, Apple has **not** given you a way to undo that choice.  
In fact, the only option you may find involves a Terminal command and that still will likely not work. _(I’ve never gotten it to accept a second choice myself.)_

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**Author:** ![jerwin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jerwin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jerwin)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269/4 "2019-10-24T02:49:31Z")

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I Used Console.app to inform me of what happens when Devonthink is denied access to Reminders  
This is the error…

> Refusing TCCAccessRequest for service kTCCServiceReminders and client /Applications/DEVONthink 3.app[4674] without NSRemindersUsageDescription key

There’s a blog post on it…

> **[Mojave’s privacy protection is complex and will crash innocent apps](https://eclecticlight.co/2018/08/27/mojaves-privacy-protection-is-complex-and-will-crash-innocent-apps/)**
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> Giving an app Full Disk Access doesn’t. The only way to give an app access to some protected data is by trying to access that data, but when macOS crashes that app, the user is stuffed.

and sure enough, when I look in Devonthink.apps Info.plist

the reminders key seems to be missing. (The other keys-- for calendar, microphone, etc, are present)

> **[NSRemindersUsageDescription | Apple Developer Documentation](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsremindersusagedescription)**
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> A message that tells people why the app is requesting access to their reminders.

I think the plist is signed, so I can’t see if this will fix the issue.

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**Author:** ![silop](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@silop](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/silop)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269/5 "2019-11-26T10:01:07Z")

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I have a similar issue. DT3 asked for permission for Reminders access and I accepted butI got the above mentioned error dialog box. For Calendar everything is working normally. DT3 is in the list of Calendars but not in Reminders of the Privacy tab in System Preferences. I reset the privacy using the terminal command “tccutil reset Reminders” but did not solve the problem

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/not-authorized-to-send-apple-events-to-reminders/51269/6 "2019-11-26T10:10:11Z")

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The next release should fix this.