[GH-ISSUE #1323] Admin User Cannot Subscribe to Topic on Mobile Apps (iOS/Android), Only Web App Works #938

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opened 2026-05-07 00:28:55 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 4 comments

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Originally created by @orsaada on GitHub (Apr 27, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1323

When attempting to subscribe to a topic using the ntfy Android or iOS mobile apps, I receive an error:
User doesn't have permissions to subscribe for the topic
This occurs even though I am logged in as an admin user with full permissions.
On the web app (browser GUI), the same admin user can subscribe to the same topic without issues.
This suggests a mismatch between permissions handling in the mobile apps versus the web app.

•	ntfy server
•	Android app
•	iOS app

User is not authorized to read this topic

Originally created by @orsaada on GitHub (Apr 27, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1323 When attempting to subscribe to a topic using the ntfy Android or iOS mobile apps, I receive an error: User doesn't have permissions to subscribe for the topic This occurs even though I am logged in as an admin user with full permissions. On the web app (browser GUI), the same admin user can subscribe to the same topic without issues. This suggests a mismatch between permissions handling in the mobile apps versus the web app. • ntfy server • Android app • iOS app User <my user name> is not authorized to read this topic

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@elaurensx commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025):

I stumbled upon this post while facing a similar issue and it had to do with the way I setup ingress routing. I have an ingress rule which routes "/" through Authelia while other ingress rules are exposing topic-related paths which purely rely on ntfy's auth mechanism. I had a typo in one of paths and as a result, queries for the specific topic I was receiving an "xxx is not authorized" message for, were being routed through Authelia.

@elaurensx commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025): I stumbled upon this post while facing a similar issue and it had to do with the way I setup ingress routing. I have an ingress rule which routes "/" through Authelia while other ingress rules are exposing topic-related paths which purely rely on ntfy's auth mechanism. I had a typo in one of paths and as a result, queries for the specific topic I was receiving an "xxx is not authorized" message for, were being routed through Authelia.

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@jansenfuller commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2025):

I am having this issue as well. I have not found a solution so far. I'm also getting 403 responses whn trying to publish things, whteher with username and password or with access tokens.

@jansenfuller commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2025): I am having this issue as well. I have not found a solution so far. I'm also getting 403 responses whn trying to publish things, whteher with username and password or with access tokens.

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@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2025):

@jansenfuller it will be easier to help you troubleshoot this issue in our Discord (https://discord.gg/cT7ECsZj9w) or Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/#ntfy-space:matrix.org) chat

@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2025): @jansenfuller it will be easier to help you troubleshoot this issue in our Discord (https://discord.gg/cT7ECsZj9w) or Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/#ntfy-space:matrix.org) chat

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@jansenfuller commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2025):

I figured it out. If you are using Cloudflare's Under Attack Mode, it will stop the application from connecting. Things are working out now.

@jansenfuller commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2025): I figured it out. If you are using Cloudflare's Under Attack Mode, it will stop the application from connecting. Things are working out now.