RocketChat/Rocket.Chat · error · Error

invalid-license

invalid-license

Error message

invalid-license

What it means

The app's first marketplaceInfo entry marks it isEnterpriseOnly, and License.hasValidLicense() is false (no license applied, or it is expired/invalid). Enterprise-only marketplace apps refuse to enable without a valid license.

Solutions

1. Apply a valid Enterprise license (Administration -> License)
2. If the license exists but is rejected, verify its signature/dates and re-apply a current one
3. Use a non-enterprise alternative app if licensing is not an option

import { License } from '@rocket.chat/license';

const isEnterpriseOnly = Boolean(app.marketplaceInfo?.[0]?.isEnterpriseOnly);
if (isEnterpriseOnly && !License.hasValidLicense()) {
	// hide/lock the enable action with an enterprise-license prompt
}
await Apps.enableApp(appId);

try {
	await Apps.enableApp(appId);
} catch (err) {
	if (err instanceof Error && err.message === 'invalid-license') {
		// prompt for a valid enterprise license
	} else {
		throw err;
	}
}

When it happens

Trigger: Enabling an enterprise-only marketplace app on an unlicensed (Community) workspace or one whose license has expired.

Common situations: Community edition installing an enterprise app from the marketplace; license removed or expired after the app was previously enabled and then disabled.

Related errors

• app-addon-not-valid
• Failed to parse app.json
• license-prevented
• Marketplace_Invalid_Apps_Engine_Version
• No app.json file found in the zip

AI-assisted analysis of RocketChat/Rocket.Chat@b2c16d5842 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7f117fae27ca041a. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at apps/meteor/ee/server/lib/license/canEnableApp.ts:43

		throw new Error('app-addon-not-valid');
	}

	const source = getInstallationSourceFromAppStorageItem(app);
	switch (source) {
		case 'private':
			if (await License.shouldPreventAction('privateApps')) {
				throw new Error('license-prevented');
			}

			break;
		default:
			if (await License.shouldPreventAction('marketplaceApps')) {
				throw new Error('license-prevented');
			}

			const marketplaceInfo = app.marketplaceInfo?.[0];
			if (marketplaceInfo?.isEnterpriseOnly && !License.hasValidLicense()) {
				throw new Error('invalid-license');
			}

			break;
	}
};

export const canEnableApp = async (app: IAppStorageItem): Promise<void> => _canEnableApp({ Apps, License }, app);

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