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

The user doesn't have enough privileges

Error message

The user doesn't have enough privileges

What it means

Error "The user doesn't have enough privileges" thrown in fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template.

Source

Thrown at backend/app/api/routes/users.py:173

            detail="The user with this email already exists in the system",
        )
    user_create = UserCreate.model_validate(user_in)
    user = crud.create_user(session=session, user_create=user_create)
    return user


@router.get("/{user_id}", response_model=UserPublic)
def read_user_by_id(
    user_id: uuid.UUID, session: SessionDep, current_user: CurrentUser
) -> Any:
    """
    Get a specific user by id.
    """
    user = session.get(User, user_id)
    if user == current_user:
        return user
    if not current_user.is_superuser:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=403,
            detail="The user doesn't have enough privileges",
        )
    if user is None:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
    return user


@router.patch(
    "/{user_id}",
    dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_superuser)],
    response_model=UserPublic,
)
def update_user(
    *,
    session: SessionDep,
    user_id: uuid.UUID,
    user_in: UserUpdate,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at backend/app/api/routes/users.py:173 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/bc4afc2f7c2357b7. Report an issue: GitHub.