Entitlement

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A user bought a Pro subscription; how should the backend check if they can access this export feature?

The specific features and allowances granted to an account by its plan or authorizationIn this drawing-tool example, Free allows three generations while Pro includes HD export. Payment and access activation are separate: the server needs effective entitlements and checks every restricted action. Changing a Free label in the browser does not grant access.

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Authentication Authorization

EntitlementsFeature Entitlement

How payment, access and allowance affect an action

Drawing studio · current accountFree

PaymentFree plan

Server entitlementhd_export = false

HD export requestDenied · no HD export entitlement

Generation allowance2 / 3

Generate againAvailable · one remaining

Free has one generation remaining but no HD export. Feature access and remaining usage are separate checks.

Features, usage and seats

Features require an entitlement: HD export is an entitlement an account either has or lacks. Authorization also checks roles and resource ownership; Pro does not grant access to someone else’s private files.

Limits include the requested addition: With four of five seats occupied, one more member fits; at five of five, another must be rejected. The server checks current usage plus the requested addition and updates atomically so concurrent requests cannot claim the same allowance.

Sync changes to the access check: A billing provider can notify the application through a Webhook; the application verifies it and updates access. Notifications can be delayed or repeated, requiring retries and reconciliation. Expiration, refunds and downgrades follow the product’s effective dates and refund policy.

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A paid upgrade still cannot export; logs show the server entitlement is Free. What should be checked first?

Refresh login credentials and inspect the account’s sign-in stateCheck whether the entitlement notification updated the server recordChange the browser plan label to Pro and retry the export

You can say this to an AI Agent

A paid upgrade still cannot export HD images. Trace the entitlement notification, server record and export endpoint to locate the missing update. Verify pending sync, active access and exhausted allowance after the fix.

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