BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

Cannot move team to organization. Team has rpm_limit {team.r

Error message

Cannot move team to organization. Team has rpm_limit {team.rpm_limit} that is greater than the organization's rpm_limit {organization.litellm_budget_table.rpm_limit}.

What it means

Error "Cannot move team to organization. Team has rpm_limit {team.rpm_limit} that is greater than the organization's rpm_limit {organization.litellm_budget_table.rpm_limit}." thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py:1856

    if (
        team.tpm_limit
        and organization.litellm_budget_table
        and organization.litellm_budget_table.tpm_limit
        and team.tpm_limit > organization.litellm_budget_table.tpm_limit
    ):
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=403,
            detail={
                "error": f"Cannot move team to organization. Team has tpm_limit {team.tpm_limit} that is greater than the organization's tpm_limit {organization.litellm_budget_table.tpm_limit}."
            },
        )
    if (
        team.rpm_limit
        and organization.litellm_budget_table
        and organization.litellm_budget_table.rpm_limit
        and team.rpm_limit > organization.litellm_budget_table.rpm_limit
    ):
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=403,
            detail={
                "error": f"Cannot move team to organization. Team has rpm_limit {team.rpm_limit} that is greater than the organization's rpm_limit {organization.litellm_budget_table.rpm_limit}."
            },
        )
    return True


@router.post("/team/update", tags=["team management"], dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)])
@management_endpoint_wrapper
async def update_team(
    data: UpdateTeamRequest,
    http_request: Request,
    user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
    litellm_changed_by: str | None = Header(
        None,
        description="The litellm-changed-by header enables tracking of actions performed by authorized users on behalf of other users, providing an audit trail for accountability",
    ),

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Solutions

1. Lower the team's rpm_limit to fit within the organization's rpm_limit before moving.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py:1856 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@77b7c6c40c (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/df6529f20dcc7364. Report an issue: GitHub.