> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.opentype.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# no_active_organization

> HTTP 403: a console session has no active organization. Why API keys never get it, and how to sign in to an organization.

`no_active_organization` means a signed-in console session is not attached to an organization. Read this page if you see it in the console, or if you call the API with a console session instead of an API key.

| HTTP  | `code`                   | Retryable                         |
| ----- | ------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
| `403` | `no_active_organization` | No. Choose an organization first. |

## What happened

Routes: every protected route under `/v1/`.

Everything in OpenType belongs to an organization: runs, keys, usage, credit. Each request is served in the organization of its credential.

* **API keys always carry their organization**, the one they were created in. A request with a valid key never gets this error.
* **A console session** carries the organization you chose when you signed in. This session was verified, but it names no organization, or an empty one.

The credential itself was accepted; OpenType could not tell which organization to act in.

## How to fix

* **In the console:** sign in again and choose an organization. If your account does not belong to one yet, create one.
* **In your code:** use an API key instead of a console session. Create one on the [API keys page](/console/api-keys) while signed in to the organization it should belong to.

## Example

```json theme={"system"}
{"error":{"code":"no_active_organization","message":"the session has no active organization","request_id":"req_7d3f0c1a9b2e4f6a8c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d"}}
```

Calling the API with an API key, which always has an organization:

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash curl theme={"system"}
  curl https://api.opentype.dev/v1/quota \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENTYPE_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={"system"}
  const res = await fetch("https://api.opentype.dev/v1/quota", {
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OPENTYPE_API_KEY}` },
  });

  const body = await res.json();
  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
  console.log(body.organization_id); // the organization this key acts in
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  import os
  import requests

  resp = requests.get(
      "https://api.opentype.dev/v1/quota",
      headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OPENTYPE_API_KEY']}"},
      timeout=30,
  )

  body = resp.json()
  if not resp.ok:
      raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
  print(body["organization_id"])  # the organization this key acts in
  ```
</CodeGroup>

The call needs `usage_read`.

## Related

* [Organizations and roles](/getting-started/organizations-and-roles) - what an organization holds and who can do what in it.
* [Sign in to the console](/console/sign-in) - signing in and choosing an organization.
* [Authentication](/security/authentication) - API keys versus console sessions.
* [Problem codes](/problems) - every code, its status, and whether a retry can help.