401

what this HTTP status codes error means

How it shows up

HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized

What it means

The request was refused because it does not carry valid authentication credentials for the resource. The server expects the client to authenticate first.

The usual cause in an AI-built app

AI-generated front ends often call an API route or edge function with plain fetch and forget to attach the signed-in user's token, or send the request before the session has loaded.

Check this first

In the browser Network tab, open the failing request and check whether it sends an Authorization header with a token.

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