BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

You are not authorized to delete this key

Error message

You are not authorized to delete this key

What it means

Error "You are not authorized to delete this key" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py:4210

                raise HTTPException(
                    status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
                    detail={"error": "No keys found"},
                )

            if user_api_key_dict.user_role == LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN.value:
                authorized_keys = _keys_being_deleted
            else:
                authorized_keys = []
                for key in _keys_being_deleted:
                    if await can_modify_verification_token(
                        key_info=key,
                        user_api_key_cache=user_api_key_cache,
                        user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                        prisma_client=prisma_client,
                    ):
                        authorized_keys.append(key)
                    else:
                        raise HTTPException(
                            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
                            detail={"error": "You are not authorized to delete this key"},
                        )
            await _persist_deleted_verification_tokens(
                keys=authorized_keys,
                prisma_client=prisma_client,
                user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                litellm_changed_by=litellm_changed_by,
            )

            if user_api_key_dict.user_role == LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN.value:
                deleted_tokens = await prisma_client.delete_data(tokens=tokens)
                if deleted_tokens is not None and len(deleted_tokens) != len(tokens):
                    failed_tokens = [token for token in tokens if token not in deleted_tokens]
            else:
                deletion_tasks: Final = [prisma_client.delete_data(tokens=[key.token]) for key in authorized_keys]
                await asyncio.gather(*deletion_tasks)

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Solutions

1. Authenticate as the key's owner, a team admin of the key's team, or a proxy admin.
2. Ask a proxy admin to delete the key on your behalf.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py:4210 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/ab5e45b707aa5b1e. Report an issue: GitHub.