# Why am I receiving a forbidden error when making changes to my App Platform app?

When making changes to an App Platform app (like updating environment variables or deploying a new version), a forbidden error means you don’t have permission to perform that action because your account or team are in a restricted state on the platform.

Often, this is because your team balance is [past due](https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/late-payments/index.html.md), which may happen if your default payment method fails and there are no other valid payment methods on file.

If your balance is past due, we temporarily restrict actions on your team until the balance is paid. To resolve a past due balance, add a [valid payment method](https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/manage-payment-methods/index.html.md), then [pay your bill](https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/pay-bills/index.html.md).

If your team balance is not past due and you’re still receiving a forbidden error, [contact support](https://cloudsupport.digitalocean.com/s/).

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