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Amanda_Espinosa
Sep 21, 2021 10:18 AM UTC
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Can't merge my own approved branch

I created a branch as usual, asked for review, got approved, and now instead of the “merge” button it says that I must have editor permission to merge. Which is odd, because I created the branch and everything, I obviously have editor’s permission (I even went to check if I did). I had to ask a collegue to merge it for me.

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raquino
raquinoSolution
Figmate
Sep 22, 2021 9:48 PM UTC

Hi,

This should now be fixed. We identified the root cause and pushed a fix. You may need to refresh your tab in order to get the fix. Please let us know if you are still experiencing this issue after refreshing.

  • R.J.

21 replies

Alberto_Calvo
Sep 21, 2021 2:31 PM UTC

Same issue here. I’m the document owner and can’t merge it without review, and and neither an editor can, even passing review.

Sujan_Khadgi
Sep 21, 2021 2:58 PM UTC

Experiencing the same on my team on the desktop app. One of my team mates can merge and 2 of us can’t. We’re all on v 101.6 of the desktop app. However, I can merge the same branch when using the web app. Wondering if there’s a bug on the desktop app because I also started getting permission errors yesterday.

Alberto_Calvo
Sep 21, 2021 2:59 PM UTC

Just noticed that it happened because I got my Edit permissions removed in the file magically. This happened to us in another file to another person of our team yesterday. It might be the root cause of the problem.

raquino
Figmate
Figmate
Sep 21, 2021 4:50 PM UTC

Thanks for the reports, we’ll look into this ASAP. Can you DM me links to the branches where you’re having this issue?

raquino
Figmate
raquinoSolution
Figmate
Sep 22, 2021 9:48 PM UTC

Hi,

This should now be fixed. We identified the root cause and pushed a fix. You may need to refresh your tab in order to get the fix. Please let us know if you are still experiencing this issue after refreshing.

  • R.J.
Dylan_Mahler
Sep 28, 2021 9:50 PM UTC

@raquino I’m running into this same issue. I’ve attempted all the suggestions above, but still not able to merge my own branch even though I’m the owner of the file.

Tom_Mudgett
Oct 20, 2021 2:43 PM UTC

I used to be able to merge my own branches but now I get a message saying “Only editors can merge this branch.” I checked the main file and I do have edit access.

I quit and restarted Figma but it still doesn’t work.

raquino
Figmate
Figmate
Oct 20, 2021 2:56 PM UTC

Hi Tom,

I’ll DM you for more details.

R.J.

AnnaKayKay
Oct 22, 2021 12:12 PM UTC

I am experiencing this issue right now.

Dmitry_Komarov
Oct 25, 2021 8:52 AM UTC

Same issue right now( Owners/editors cannot merge their own branches. Only admin can afford it.