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: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9130191/how-to-return-correct-http-error-codes-from-ruby-on-rails-application — Stewart Johnson, Apr 15 '13 at 13:19

score 44 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 06 '14 at 19:43

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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.

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answered Mar 07 '10 at 03:31

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Fantastic! Thanks heaps... FYI you're missing a comma after :forbidden – Ganesh Shankar Mar 07 '10 at 03:41
Thanks I have updated the answer and added a reference to http code to ruby symbol list. – Harish Shetty Mar 07 '10 at 03:52
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The old url to the code mapping is gone. I updated it to point to apidock instead. http://apidock.com/rails/ActionController/Base/render#254-List-of-status-codes-and-their-symbols – swilliams Feb 06 '14 at 19:43
The `:text` will need to become `:plain` in newer versions of Rails. – Peter Gordon Jun 21 '18 at 10:55

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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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.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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answered Jul 11 '12 at 08:16

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Trigger a HTTP error in Rails

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