Trigger a HTTP error in Rails

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I'm trying to call a custom instance of a 403 HTTP error in Rails but I can't seem to figure out how to do this...

I have several user authentication roles and basically if a role tries to browse to an area that it is not authorised to visit I want to display a 403 instead of just redirecting the user.

How do I do this?

I think the accepted answer should be changed -- this one is a better solution, since it's the correct error code as well as a better presentation to the end user: stackoverflow.com/questions/9130191/… — Stewart Johnson
– Stewart Johnson, Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 13:19

swilliams · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-06 19:43:24Z

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In your controller code add the following line:

render :status => :forbidden, :text => "Forbidden fruit"

Refer to this page for http code to symbol mapping.

edited Feb 6, 2014 at 19:43

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answered Mar 7, 2010 at 3:31

Harish Shetty

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Ganesh Shankar Over a year ago

Fantastic! Thanks heaps... FYI you're missing a comma after :forbidden

Harish Shetty Over a year ago

Thanks I have updated the answer and added a reference to http code to ruby symbol list.

swilliams Over a year ago

The old url to the code mapping is gone. I updated it to point to apidock instead. apidock.com/rails/ActionController/Base/…

Peter Gordon Over a year ago

The :text will need to become :plain in newer versions of Rails.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:53:50Z

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Just for posterity: I think return 403.html is a nicer solution, because it generates a standard page, just like the 404. The above solution only displays the text given. And because someone in good practice can only go to a forbidden page by typing or clicking a link outside the web app, a standard error page is the way to go.

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