BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

Must provide team_ids or set apply_to_all_teams=true

Error message

Must provide team_ids or set apply_to_all_teams=true

What it means

Error "Must provide team_ids or set apply_to_all_teams=true" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py:5586

    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client

    if prisma_client is None:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail={"error": "No db connected"})

    if user_api_key_dict.user_role != LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN.value:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=403,
            detail={"error": "Only proxy admins can bulk-update team permissions"},
        )

    if not data.permissions:
        return {
            "message": "No permissions provided",
            "teams_updated": 0,
        }

    if not data.apply_to_all_teams and not data.team_ids:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail={"error": "Must provide team_ids or set apply_to_all_teams=true"},
        )

    if data.apply_to_all_teams and data.team_ids:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail={"error": "Cannot set both apply_to_all_teams=true and team_ids"},
        )

    permissions_to_add: Final = set(data.permissions)

    if data.team_ids:
        teams_updated = await _append_permissions_to_specific_teams(prisma_client, data.team_ids, permissions_to_add)
    else:
        teams_updated = await _append_permissions_to_all_teams(prisma_client, permissions_to_add)

    return {

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Solutions

1. Provide a team_ids list, or set apply_to_all_teams=true.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py:5586 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/67b482919af02dbd. Report an issue: GitHub.