ERR_NGROK_1701: Your legacy account is not authorized to stop or restart the agent

What does ERR_NGROK_1701 mean?

ngrok returns ERR_NGROK_1701 with this message:

Your legacy account is not authorized to stop or restart the agent. 

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Troubleshoot ERR_NGROK_1701 with your AI agent. Connect it to the ngrok MCP server, then ask what caused the error and how to fix it.

Email support@ngrok.com and include the error code.