🔍 Overview
When you attempt to generate articles from Topical Maps and see the error "Article generation could not be started for the selected titles", this is almost always caused by AI premium quota exhaustion — not a technical platform issue. This article explains what that means and how to resolve it.
⚠️ What This Error Actually Means
The error message appears when your account's AI premium credits have been fully used up. Content Genius features — including article generation from Topical Maps — consume AI premium credits each time they run. Once your quota reaches zero, new generation requests cannot be started and this error is displayed.
This is not a temporary queue issue or a backend timeout. The platform is correctly blocking the request because there are no credits available to fulfil it. Refreshing the page or retrying will not resolve it.
📊 How to Check Your AI Premium Quota
Before purchasing credits, confirm that quota exhaustion is the cause by checking your current AI premium credit balance in your account settings. If your balance is depleted, quota exhaustion is confirmed as the cause of your error.
💳 How to Purchase Additional AI Credits
Once you have confirmed your quota is exhausted, navigate to your account settings and locate the option to add more AI premium credits. Select a credit package and complete the purchase. After payment is confirmed, your new credits will be applied to your account and you will be able to resume article generation.
✅ How to Resume Article Generation After Adding Credits
With credits restored, return to Topical Maps and retry your generation:
- Navigate to Content → Topical Maps in the left sidebar.
- Select the titles you want to generate articles for.
- Trigger article generation as you normally would.
- The error should no longer appear and generation will start as expected.
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.