forbidden

The forbidden function throws an error that renders a Next.js 403 error page. It's useful for handling authorization errors in your application. You can customize the UI using the forbidden.js file.

To start using forbidden, enable the experimental authInterrupts configuration option in your next.config.js file:

import type { NextConfig } from 'next'

const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
  experimental: {
    authInterrupts: true,
  },
}

export default nextConfig

module.exports = {
  experimental: {
    authInterrupts: true,
  },
}

forbidden can be invoked in Server Components, Server Actions, and Route Handlers.

import { verifySession } from '@/app/lib/dal'
import { forbidden } from 'next/navigation'

export default async function AdminPage() {
  const session = await verifySession()

  // Check if the user has the 'admin' role
  if (session.role !== 'admin') {
    forbidden()
  }

  // Render the admin page for authorized users
  return <></>
}

import { verifySession } from '@/app/lib/dal'
import { forbidden } from 'next/navigation'

export default async function AdminPage() {
  const session = await verifySession()

  // Check if the user has the 'admin' role
  if (session.role !== 'admin') {
    forbidden()
  }

  // Render the admin page for authorized users
  return <></>
}

Good to know

The forbidden function cannot be called in the root layout.

Examples

Role-based route protection

You can use forbidden to restrict access to certain routes based on user roles. This ensures that users who are authenticated but lack the required permissions cannot access the route.

import { verifySession } from '@/app/lib/dal'
import { forbidden } from 'next/navigation'

export default async function AdminPage() {
  const session = await verifySession()

  // Check if the user has the 'admin' role
  if (session.role !== 'admin') {
    forbidden()
  }

  // Render the admin page for authorized users
  return (
    <main>
      <h1>Admin Dashboard</h1>
      <p>Welcome, {session.user.name}!</p>
    </main>
  )
}

import { verifySession } from '@/app/lib/dal'
import { forbidden } from 'next/navigation'

export default async function AdminPage() {
  const session = await verifySession()

  // Check if the user has the 'admin' role
  if (session.role !== 'admin') {
    forbidden()
  }

  // Render the admin page for authorized users
  return (
    <main>
      <h1>Admin Dashboard</h1>
      <p>Welcome, {session.user.name}!</p>
    </main>
  )
}

Mutations with Server Actions

When implementing mutations in Server Actions, you can use forbidden to only allow users with a specific role to update sensitive data.

'use server'

import { verifySession } from '@/app/lib/dal'
import { forbidden } from 'next/navigation'
import db from '@/app/lib/db'

export async function updateRole(formData: FormData) {
  const session = await verifySession()

  // Ensure only admins can update roles
  if (session.role !== 'admin') {
    forbidden()
  }

  // Perform the role update for authorized users
  // ...
}

'use server'

import { verifySession } from '@/app/lib/dal'
import { forbidden } from 'next/navigation'
import db from '@/app/lib/db'

export async function updateRole(formData) {
  const session = await verifySession()

  // Ensure only admins can update roles
  if (session.role !== 'admin') {
    forbidden()
  }

  // Perform the role update for authorized users
  // ...
}

Version History

Version	Changes
`v15.1.0`	`forbidden` introduced.

forbidden.js

API reference for the forbidden.js special file.