# Getting "Account not authorized to trade" on my live account?

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/getting-account-not-authorized-to-trade-on-my-live-account/5232>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [March 30, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/getting-account-not-authorized-to-trade-on-my-live-account/5232 "2021-03-30T19:06:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![karl.dreyerjr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@karl.dreyerjr](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/karl.dreyerjr)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/getting-account-not-authorized-to-trade-on-my-live-account/5232/1 "2021-03-30T19:06:40Z")

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Getting the following error when I attempt to trade on my Live account via the API:

“account is not authorized to trade”

What is going on here?!?