fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template · error · HTTPException

Super users are not allowed to delete themselves

Error message

Super users are not allowed to delete themselves

What it means

Error "Super users are not allowed to delete themselves" thrown in fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template.

Source

Thrown at backend/app/api/routes/users.py:138

    session.commit()
    return Message(message="Password updated successfully")


@router.get("/me", response_model=UserPublic)
def read_user_me(current_user: CurrentUser) -> Any:
    """
    Get current user.
    """
    return current_user


@router.delete("/me", response_model=Message)
def delete_user_me(session: SessionDep, current_user: CurrentUser) -> Any:
    """
    Delete own user.
    """
    if current_user.is_superuser:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=403, detail="Super users are not allowed to delete themselves"
        )
    session.delete(current_user)
    session.commit()
    return Message(message="User deleted successfully")


@router.post("/signup", response_model=UserPublic)
def register_user(session: SessionDep, user_in: UserRegister) -> Any:
    """
    Create new user without the need to be logged in.
    """
    user = crud.get_user_by_email(session=session, email=user_in.email)
    if user:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail="The user with this email already exists in the system",
        )

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at backend/app/api/routes/users.py:138 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template@8063fe54f1 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/eabe4c73c65fb7f6. Report an issue: GitHub.