BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

prisma_client is required for service account keys. Please s

Error message

prisma_client is required for service account keys. Please specify `prisma_client` in the request body.

What it means

Error "prisma_client is required for service account keys. Please specify `prisma_client` in the request body." thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py:762

            },
        )


async def validate_team_id_used_in_service_account_request(
    team_id: str | None,
    prisma_client: PrismaClient | None,
):
    """
    Validate team_id is used in the request body for generating a service account key
    """
    if team_id is None:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail="team_id is required for service account keys. Please specify `team_id` in the request body.",
        )

    if prisma_client is None:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail="prisma_client is required for service account keys. Please specify `prisma_client` in the request body.",
        )

    # check if team_id exists in the database
    team: Final = await _prisma_table(TeamRepository(prisma_client)).find_unique(
        where={"team_id": team_id},
    )
    if team is None:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail="team_id does not exist in the database. Please specify a valid `team_id` in the request body.",
        )
    return True


_BUDGET_NUMERIC_KEYS = frozenset(["max_budget", "soft_budget", "max_parallel_requests", "tpm_limit", "rpm_limit"])

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Solutions

1. Ensure the proxy is connected to a database (set DATABASE_URL) before creating service account keys.
2. Restart the proxy after configuring the database connection.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py:762 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/4e7a4f73f8f87280. Report an issue: GitHub.