BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

User does not have permission to make this model call. Your

Error message

User does not have permission to make this model call. Your role={user_api_key_dict.user_role}. You can only make model calls if you are a PROXY_ADMIN or if you are a team admin, by specifying a team_id in the model_info.

What it means

Error "User does not have permission to make this model call. Your role={user_api_key_dict.user_role}. You can only make model calls if you are a PROXY_ADMIN or if you are a team admin, by specifying a team_id in the model_info." thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py:1529

                    raise HTTPException(
                        status_code=403,
                        detail={"error": "Only a proxy admin can delete a model whose team has been deleted."},
                    )
                raise HTTPException(
                    status_code=400,
                    detail={"error": f"Team id={model_params.model_info.team_id} does not exist in db"},
                )
            team_obj: Final = LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(team_obj_row.model_dump())

            return ModelManagementAuthChecks.can_user_make_team_model_call(
                team_id=model_params.model_info.team_id,
                user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                team_obj=team_obj,
                premium_user=premium_user,
            )
        ## Check non-team model auth
        elif user_api_key_dict.user_role != LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN:
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=403,
                detail={
                    "error": f"User does not have permission to make this model call. Your role={user_api_key_dict.user_role}. You can only make model calls if you are a PROXY_ADMIN or if you are a team admin, by specifying a team_id in the model_info."
                },
            )
        else:
            return True

        return True


#### [BETA] - This is a beta endpoint, format might change based on user feedback. - https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/964
@router.post(
    "/model/delete",
    description="Allows deleting models in the model list in the config.yaml",
    tags=["model management"],
    dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
)

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Solutions

1. Use a PROXY_ADMIN key, or a team admin key with team_id specified in model_info.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py:1529 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/ad9ba61e7aa94be5. Report an issue: GitHub.