Budibase/budibase · error · ForbiddenError

License does not allow translations

Error message

License does not allow translations

What it means

processTranslationsConfig checks the translations entitlement before saving. If the license does not enable translations, a ForbiddenError is thrown and the config save is aborted before prepareTranslationsConfig runs.

Source

Thrown at packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/configs.ts:346

    )
    locales[locale] = {
      ...localeConfig,
      overrides,
    }
  }
  return {
    defaultLocale: config.defaultLocale,
    locales,
  }
}

async function processTranslationsConfig(
  ctx: UserCtx,
  config: TranslationsConfigInner
) {
  const enabled = await pro.features.isTranslationsEnabled()
  if (!enabled) {
    throw new ForbiddenError("License does not allow translations")
  }
  ctx.request.body.config = prepareTranslationsConfig(ctx, config)
}

async function processSCIMConfig(
  newConfig: SCIMInnerConfig,
  existingConfig: SCIMInnerConfig | undefined
): Promise<SCIMDisableAction | undefined> {
  const { disableAction } = newConfig
  delete newConfig.disableAction

  const isBeingDisabled = existingConfig?.enabled && !newConfig.enabled
  if (isBeingDisabled && disableAction) {
    return disableAction
  }
}

export async function save(

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Solutions

1. Upgrade to a plan that includes translations
2. Re-apply or refresh the license key so the translations feature is entitled
3. Drop the translations section from the config save payload
4. After license changes, retry the save with the original payload

const translationsAllowed = await pro.features.isTranslationsEnabled()
if (!translationsAllowed) {
  // hide translations editor; exclude from config save payload
  return
}

try {
  await configApi.save({ type: "translations", config })
} catch (err) {
  if (err.status === 403 && err.message.includes("translations")) {
    // show upgrade path; don't retry
  } else { throw err }
}

When it happens

Trigger: Saving a translations config (type translations) on a tenant whose license lacks the translations feature.

Common situations: Self-hosted/free tenants attempting to configure custom translations; expired license downgrading entitlements so previously-working saves now fail; license key missing from environment.

Related errors

• License does not allow use of recaptcha
• License does not allow OIDC PKCE method support
• Audit logs not available - license required.
• User does not have access to environment variables feature.
• FEATURE_DISABLED

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