# Help me! **URL:** https://community.forestadmin.com/c/help-me/10.md [Latest](https://community.forestadmin.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.forestadmin.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.forestadmin.com/tags.md) --- ## [Questions with New development workflow](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/questions-with-new-development-workflow/5385)
**Author:** [@Louis-Marie](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Louis-Marie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/questions-with-new-development-workflow/5385 "2022-10-25T11:55:18Z")
Hi team, This week, I ran the latest version of your development workflow with last version of forest-cli (forest-cli/3.0.1 win32-x64 node-v14.20.0). I have had some problems, so I would like to share my experience ret… --- ## [Performance Optimization](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/performance-optimization/4176)
**Author:** [@anon98585879](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon98585879)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/performance-optimization/4176 "2022-02-08T10:52:45Z")
General Forest Admin provides an off-the-shelf admin panel that relies on your application and infrastructure using an API hosted on your server to retrieve your data (see how it works). When it comes to simplifying you… --- ## [Welcome to the community](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/welcome-to-the-community/84)
**Author:** [@ruphy](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/ruphy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/welcome-to-the-community/84 "2022-11-26T06:36:42Z")
Welcome to Forest Admin Community Forum. We’re glad you’re here! Can you tell us a little about yourself? We know introductions aren’t always easy so here are a few questions to get you started. What programming langua… --- ## [Getting help - Guidelines - Code of Conduct](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/getting-help-guidelines-code-of-conduct/45)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/getting-help-guidelines-code-of-conduct/45 "2020-05-05T11:27:30Z")
If you are looking for help, you have come to the right place. Sign up at the top and create a new topic! Actively monitored during European working hours. Are you evaluating whether Forest Admin can be right for you? A… --- ## [Started seeing /forest/\_internal/capabilities endpoint failures in our project logs](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/started-seeing-forest-internal-capabilities-endpoint-failures-in-our-project-logs/8451)
**Author:** [@Nilesh](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Nilesh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/started-seeing-forest-internal-capabilities-endpoint-failures-in-our-project-logs/8451 "2026-09-25T12:36:04Z")
Feature(s) impacted Forest Admin project environment loaded in browser with failures observed in network for endpoint /forest/\_internal/capabilities. Seems this endpoint is not implemented in our code repo and not sure … --- ## [Editing a record from the Summary view always throws a client-side Validation error](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/editing-a-record-from-the-summary-view-always-throws-a-client-side-validation-error/8443)
**Author:** [@kll](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/kll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/editing-a-record-from-the-summary-view-always-throws-a-client-side-validation-error/8443 "2026-08-21T12:21:28Z")
Feature(s) impacted Editing a record via the Summary view. Observed behavior When editing a field in the summary view, the following error appears: Validation error: The organization record you are trying to update is… --- ## [Nested enums not keeping type](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/nested-enums-not-keeping-type/8431)
**Author:** [@aniznik](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/aniznik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/nested-enums-not-keeping-type/8431 "2026-07-27T16:00:08Z")
Feature(s) impacted Nested fields Observed behavior I have an object with a nested field. The nested field is defined as an enum in Mongoose. When I display that field in Forest Admin, the field is of type String (se… --- ## [Unresolved transitive vulnerabilities in forest-express@10.9.0 — patch timeline?](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/unresolved-transitive-vulnerabilities-in-forest-express-10-9-0-patch-timeline/8434)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Prior](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Andrew_Prior)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/unresolved-transitive-vulnerabilities-in-forest-express-10-9-0-patch-timeline/8434 "2026-07-23T12:40:41Z")
Feature(s) impacted Dependency security — forest-express and forest-ip-utils ship transitive dependencies with known CVEs that cannot be patched by downstream consumers without breaking the packages at runtime. Observed… --- ## [Role permission copy between environments](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/role-permission-copy-between-environments/8429)
**Author:** [@Matteo](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Matteo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/role-permission-copy-between-environments/8429 "2026-05-06T18:15:15Z")
Hello. I’m wondering if it’s possible to copy role permissions between two environments. I have a role named roleX. I’ve set all the role permissiones in the prod environment. Now I’d like to copy the roleX prod enviro… --- ## [Potentially confusing breadcrumb display when clicking links to related objects](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/potentially-confusing-breadcrumb-display-when-clicking-links-to-related-objects/8418)
**Author:** [@kai-adamc](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/kai-adamc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/potentially-confusing-breadcrumb-display-when-clicking-links-to-related-objects/8418 "2026-04-09T08:23:10Z")
Hi, When in a collection view, clicking a link to a related item in a table results in a breadcrumb structure like “Collection A / Related Item”. This seems to be expected behaviour (and reflects the path taken by the u… --- ## [Error while accessing Inbox](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/error-while-accessing-inbox/8413)
**Author:** [@Matteo](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Matteo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/error-while-accessing-inbox/8413 "2026-04-08T20:51:49Z")
Hello. Since a few weeks (not sure exactly) we’re experiencing a problem while accessing a specific inbox. But if we access the segment the inbox is built upon, there’s no problem at all. Here’s the evidence: And i… --- ## [Record viewer: HTML Rich text editor field is considered dirty during edit and updated even without user input](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/record-viewer-html-rich-text-editor-field-is-considered-dirty-during-edit-and-updated-even-without-user-input/8412)
**Author:** [@kll](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/kll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/record-viewer-html-rich-text-editor-field-is-considered-dirty-during-edit-and-updated-even-without-user-input/8412 "2026-03-23T17:20:20Z")
Feature(s) impacted Editing a record that has an HTML field (Rich text editor edit widget) in the record viewer. Observed behavior HTML fields are updated without any user input. This probably happens because the HTML … --- ## [JSON file viewer is berken in smart actions](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/json-file-viewer-is-berken-in-smart-actions/8411)
**Author:** [@kll](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/kll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/json-file-viewer-is-berken-in-smart-actions/8411 "2026-03-18T18:09:15Z")
Feature(s) impacted Smart actions JSON file input fields. Observed behavior A picture is worth a thousand words here: This happens when selecting a file to see in the input (called JSON File here). Note that the gr… --- ## [\[Urgent\] Cannot connect to production](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/urgent-cannot-connect-to-production/8405)
**Author:** [@CMonjo](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/CMonjo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/urgent-cannot-connect-to-production/8405 "2026-03-12T15:29:38Z")
Feature(s) impacted While removing unused environment variables, we noticed a variable named FOREST\_CLIENT\_ID that wasn’t being used. We deleted it, and since then nothing works. We restored the variable, and nothing wor… --- ## [OAuth authorization error with Mixpanel MCP](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/oauth-authorization-error-with-mixpanel-mcp/8387)
**Author:** [@Simon\_BRAMI1](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Simon_BRAMI1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/oauth-authorization-error-with-mixpanel-mcp/8387 "2026-03-05T08:45:58Z")
Hey there, I wanted to give a try to the new “integrations” feature by adding the Mixpanel MCP, but i cannot go through the OAuth process, I immediately get this authorization error after clicking on Create. Any idea w… --- ## [My entire layout got wiped out (hours of work)](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/my-entire-layout-got-wiped-out-hours-of-work/8241)
**Author:** [@thibauldf](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/thibauldf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/my-entire-layout-got-wiped-out-hours-of-work/8241 "2026-02-27T15:06:01Z")
Feature(s) impacted I lost my entire layout configuration that I had spent literally hours configuring. Observed behavior I don’t see my tables anymore. Worst, it looks like I need to reconfigure E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G … --- ## [Foreign key update causes loading errors](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/foreign-key-update-causes-loading-errors/8390)
**Author:** [@cmeng](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/cmeng)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/foreign-key-update-causes-loading-errors/8390 "2026-02-27T13:39:23Z")
Feature(s) impacted Unable to load certain pages on ForestAdmin Observed behavior When a foreign key is added, I’m unable to load the data anymore. Expected behavior I expect the panel to work properly. Failure Logs P… --- ## [Missing related data](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/missing-related-data/8385)
**Author:** [@cmeng](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/cmeng)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/missing-related-data/8385 "2026-02-25T15:56:03Z")
Feature(s) impacted The “details” view of an item doesn’t fully work. Observed behavior For the “details” view of an item, some of the related data relationships are missing. Expected behavior I would expect to see all… --- ## [Can't Fix CORS Setup](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cant-fix-cors-setup/8388)
**Author:** [@Henry\_Garrett](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Henry_Garrett)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cant-fix-cors-setup/8388 "2026-02-25T15:53:07Z")
Feature(s) impacted Setting up Forest Node Agent on a Standalone Server in AWS. Observed behavior Unable to get the authentication route to pass CORS. Navigating to https://forest.receipts.xyz/forest resolves 200 h… --- ## [Authentication request is not resolving](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/authentication-request-is-not-resolving/8383)
**Author:** [@Naresh](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Naresh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/authentication-request-is-not-resolving/8383 "2026-02-18T13:51:48Z")
Feature(s) impacted Authentication API is not resolving. Authentication error Observed behavior Authentication API is not resolving. Expected behavior User should be authenticate correctly. Failure Logs shared the … --- ## [Can't type or paste in Explorer "SEARCH" input](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cant-type-or-paste-in-explorer-search-input/8377)
**Author:** [@kll](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/kll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cant-type-or-paste-in-explorer-search-input/8377 "2026-01-30T13:31:18Z")
Feature(s) impacted Explorer search. Observed behavior Can’t type or paste here in “Search”: Should it help, it’s this input: Expected behavior Should be able to type in there. Context Database type: MSSQL Rec… --- ## [Not able to login to forest admin for specific environment](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/not-able-to-login-to-forest-admin-for-specific-environment/8364)
**Author:** [@Vinod\_Gupta](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Vinod_Gupta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/not-able-to-login-to-forest-admin-for-specific-environment/8364 "2026-01-07T10:13:48Z")
Feature(s) impacted Not able to login to forest admin for some environment Observed behavior Not able to login to forest admin for some environment. This is sometimes intermittent. Also if someone able to login, then so… --- ## [API access issue – API key & environment configuration](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/api-access-issue-api-key-environment-configuration/8359)
**Author:** [@Maxime\_2207](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Maxime_2207)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/api-access-issue-api-key-environment-configuration/8359 "2025-12-26T13:12:48Z")
Feature(s) impacted I’m reaching out because we are trying to query Forest Admin through the API. Our Tech Lead has run several tests without success so far. More specifically, we need to be able to configure and use th… --- ## [Referenced field as a badge(possibly without hyperlink)](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/referenced-field-as-a-badge-possibly-without-hyperlink/482)
**Author:** [@jonl](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/jonl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/referenced-field-as-a-badge-possibly-without-hyperlink/482 "2025-12-16T10:13:37Z")
My database design includes a table with a bunch of record status that is referenced by nearly all the other tables. This is a meditated design decision. So Active, inactive, draft, beta, mark as deleted, etc Is there a… --- ## [Cannot display my data (using JSONB columns)](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cannot-display-my-data-using-jsonb-columns/8344)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Ladiray](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Jeff_Ladiray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cannot-display-my-data-using-jsonb-columns/8344 "2025-11-12T14:06:45Z")
(EDIT: See my answer below - The actual blocking issue doesn’t seems to be related to pgvector, but to JSONB support) Feature(s) impacted Database introspection is not working on \`vector(n)\` columns - Columns are genera… --- ## [Getting Agent unreachable error](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/getting-agent-unreachable-error/8343)
**Author:** [@Naresh](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Naresh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/getting-agent-unreachable-error/8343 "2025-11-07T05:49:48Z")
Getting Agent unreachable error Feature(s) impacted Many users are not able to to load the forest admin due to this error. Some users are able to login the FA successfully. Observed behavior In the network tab getti… --- ## [My local (deveoppement environnement) not work and recette /prod work](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/my-local-deveoppement-environnement-not-work-and-recette-prod-work/8342)
**Author:** [@Soufiane](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Soufiane)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/my-local-deveoppement-environnement-not-work-and-recette-prod-work/8342 "2025-11-06T10:31:32Z")
Feature(s) impacted Observed behavior Expected behavior Failure Logs Context Project name: .Sergic Team name: gestion Environment name: Développement Agent (forest package) name & version: 9 Database type: P… --- ## [Records with same name but different slugs are grouped in relationship dropdowns](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/records-with-same-name-but-different-slugs-are-grouped-in-relationship-dropdowns/8340)
**Author:** [@Caio\_Fernandes](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Caio_Fernandes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/records-with-same-name-but-different-slugs-are-grouped-in-relationship-dropdowns/8340 "2025-10-29T14:43:24Z")
Hello, Forest Admin Team, I’m facing an issue with how relationship data (BelongsTo) is being displayed. have a model (let’s call it ModelA) that has both a name and a slug field. In my database, I have multiple records… --- ## [Custom Error Message from throwValidationError Not Displayed in UI](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/custom-error-message-from-throwvalidationerror-not-displayed-in-ui/8033)
**Author:** [@ranton](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/ranton)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/custom-error-message-from-throwvalidationerror-not-displayed-in-ui/8033 "2025-10-23T14:50:25Z")
Feature(s) impacted The issue impacts the error handling feature in Forest Admin, specifically the display of custom error messages in the UI when using throwValidationError in a Before Create/Update hook for a collectio… --- ## [Cannot retrieve my logs using forest-cloud](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cannot-retrieve-my-logs-using-forest-cloud/8337)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Ladiray](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Jeff_Ladiray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/cannot-retrieve-my-logs-using-forest-cloud/8337 "2025-10-22T08:47:48Z")
Feature(s) impacted Forest cloud project logs retrieval Tried multiple times in the last hour, still not able to retrieve my logs. Observed behavior npm run forestadmin:logs \> cloud-customizer@1.0.0 forestadmin:logs \> … [Next page](https://community.forestadmin.com/c/help-me/10.md?page=1)