---
title: forbidden.js
description: API reference for the forbidden.js special file.
related:
  links:
    - app/api-reference/functions/forbidden
version: experimental
---

The **forbidden** file renders UI when the [`forbidden`](/docs/app/api-reference/functions/forbidden) function is invoked.

Before streaming starts, Next.js returns a `403` status code. After streaming starts, the status code remains `200` and the forbidden UI renders in the response. Next.js injects a `<meta name="robots" content="noindex" />` tag in both cases. See [Status codes](/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/loading#status-codes) for details.

```tsx filename="app/forbidden.tsx" switcher
import Link from 'next/link'

export default function Forbidden() {
  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Forbidden</h2>
      <p>You are not authorized to access this resource.</p>
      <Link href="/">Return Home</Link>
    </div>
  )
}
```

```jsx filename="app/forbidden.jsx" switcher
import Link from 'next/link'

export default function Forbidden() {
  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Forbidden</h2>
      <p>You are not authorized to access this resource.</p>
      <Link href="/">Return Home</Link>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Reference

### Props

`forbidden.js` components do not accept any props.

## Version History

| Version   | Changes                    |
| --------- | -------------------------- |
| `v15.1.0` | `forbidden.js` introduced. |