BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

Only proxy admins can delete prompts

Error message

Only proxy admins can delete prompts

What it means

Authorization gate on prompt deletion: the caller's user_api_key_dict lacks the PROXY_ADMIN role, so deletion is refused before any lookup or removal happens.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/prompts/prompt_endpoints.py:965

        -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>"
    ```

    Example Response:
    ```json
    {
        "message": "Prompt my_prompt_id deleted successfully"
    }
    ```
    """
    from litellm.proxy.prompts.prompt_registry import IN_MEMORY_PROMPT_REGISTRY
    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client

    # Only allow proxy admins to delete prompts
    if user_api_key_dict.user_role is None or (
        user_api_key_dict.user_role != LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN
        and user_api_key_dict.user_role != LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN.value
    ):
        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Only proxy admins can delete prompts")

    if prisma_client is None:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=CommonProxyErrors.db_not_connected_error.value)

    try:
        # Try to get prompt directly first
        existing_prompt = IN_MEMORY_PROMPT_REGISTRY.get_prompt_by_id(prompt_id)

        # If not found, try to find the latest version
        if existing_prompt is None:
            latest_prompt_id: Final = get_latest_version_prompt_id(
                prompt_id=prompt_id,
                all_prompt_ids=IN_MEMORY_PROMPT_REGISTRY.IN_MEMORY_PROMPTS,
            )
            existing_prompt = IN_MEMORY_PROMPT_REGISTRY.get_prompt_by_id(latest_prompt_id)
            # Use the resolved prompt_id for deletion
            prompt_id = latest_prompt_id

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Solutions

1. Use a proxy admin key to delete prompts.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/prompts/prompt_endpoints.py:965 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/fcce7081ee17c7b6. Report an issue: GitHub.