diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource-filters/static-resource-filters.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource-filters/static-resource-filters.hooks.ts
index 7642248d42..8bc94f7932 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource-filters/static-resource-filters.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource-filters/static-resource-filters.hooks.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Ethereal Engine. All Rights Reserved.
 import { staticResourceFiltersQueryValidator } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/schemas/media/static-resource-filters.schema'
 import { hooks as schemaHooks } from '@feathersjs/schema'
 
+import { disallow, iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
 import verifyScope from '../../hooks/verify-scope'
 import {
   staticResourceFiltersExternalResolver,
@@ -38,16 +39,15 @@ export default {
 
   before: {
     all: [
-      verifyScope('admin', 'admin'),
       () => schemaHooks.validateQuery(staticResourceFiltersQueryValidator),
       schemaHooks.resolveQuery(staticResourceFiltersQueryResolver)
     ],
-    find: [],
-    get: [],
-    create: [],
-    update: [],
-    patch: [],
-    remove: []
+    find: [disallow()],
+    get: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('static_resource', 'read'))],
+    create: [disallow()],
+    update: [disallow()],
+    patch: [disallow()],
+    remove: [disallow()]
   },
   after: {
     all: [],
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource/static-resource.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource/static-resource.hooks.ts
index ae89b30207..968063d222 100755
--- a/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource/static-resource.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/media/static-resource/static-resource.hooks.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ All portions of the code written by the Ethereal Engine team are Copyright © 20
 Ethereal Engine. All Rights Reserved.
 */
 import { hooks as schemaHooks } from '@feathersjs/schema'
-import { disallow } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
+import { disallow, iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
 
 import {
   staticResourceDataValidator,
@@ -79,24 +79,21 @@ export default {
       () => schemaHooks.validateQuery(staticResourceQueryValidator),
       schemaHooks.resolveQuery(staticResourceQueryResolver)
     ],
-    find: [collectAnalytics()],
+    find: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('static_resource', 'read')), collectAnalytics()],
     get: [disallow('external')],
     create: [
+      iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('static_resource', 'write')),
       setLoggedinUserInBody('userId'),
-      verifyScope('admin', 'admin'),
       () => schemaHooks.validateData(staticResourceDataValidator),
       schemaHooks.resolveData(staticResourceDataResolver)
     ],
-    update: [verifyScope('admin', 'admin')],
+    update: [disallow()],
     patch: [
-      verifyScope('admin', 'admin'),
+      iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('static_resource', 'write')),
       () => schemaHooks.validateData(staticResourcePatchValidator),
       schemaHooks.resolveData(staticResourcePatchResolver)
     ],
-    remove: [
-      // iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('admin', 'admin') as any),
-      ensureResource
-    ]
+    remove: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('static_resource', 'write')), ensureResource]
   },
 
   after: {