diff --git a/api-reference/v1.0/api/user-get-mailboxsettings.md b/api-reference/v1.0/api/user-get-mailboxsettings.md
index 8a8c04293a5..9bce23eb7e6 100644
--- a/api-reference/v1.0/api/user-get-mailboxsettings.md
+++ b/api-reference/v1.0/api/user-get-mailboxsettings.md
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ GET /me/mailboxSettings
 GET /users/{id|userPrincipalName}/mailboxSettings
 ```
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Retrieving mailboxSettings through the /users/ endpoint requires an application context to be used.
+
 To get specific settings - only the automatic replies settings, date format, locale, time format, time zone, working hours, or user's recipient or mailbox type (for example, user purpose):
 <!-- { "blockType": "ignored" } -->
 ```http