AlistGo/alist · error

baidu youth list metadata incomplete for %s

Error message

baidu youth list metadata incomplete for %s

What it means

Returned by BaiduYouth.resolveDownloadMeta (drivers/baidu_youth/util.go:357): the file was found in the directory listing by path, but its entry is missing path, fs_id, or md5, so the trio needed to sign a locatedownload cannot be assembled. It indicates a truncated/unusual server listing rather than a missing file (a total miss returns the ObjectNotFound error below it).

Source

Thrown at drivers/baidu_youth/util.go:357

func (d *BaiduYouth) resolveDownloadMeta(ctx context.Context, file model.Obj) (string, string, string, error) {
	parentDir := stdpath.Dir(file.GetPath())
	if parentDir == "." {
		parentDir = "/"
	}

	files, err := d.getFiles(ctx, parentDir)
	if err != nil {
		return "", "", "", err
	}
	for _, listedFile := range files {
		if listedFile.Path != file.GetPath() {
			continue
		}
		fileID := strconv.FormatInt(listedFile.FsId, 10)
		if listedFile.Path != "" && fileID != "" && listedFile.Md5 != "" {
			return listedFile.Path, fileID, listedFile.Md5, nil
		}
		return "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("baidu youth list metadata incomplete for %s", file.GetPath())
	}
	return "", "", "", errs.NewErr(errs.ObjectNotFound, "baidu youth list metadata not found: %s", file.GetPath())
}

func normalizeLocatedownloadURL(rawURL string) (string, error) {
	if rawURL == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("baidu youth locatedownload url is empty")
	}
	if !strings.Contains(rawURL, "response-cache-control=") {
		sep := "&"
		if !strings.Contains(rawURL, "?") {
			sep = "?"
		}
		rawURL += sep + "response-cache-control=private"
	}
	return rawURL, nil
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 843d9dc814)

Solutions

1. Confirm the target of Link is a file, not a folder
2. Re-list the parent directory to refresh metadata and retry resolve
3. If md5 stays empty for that file, use the video dlink path (buildVideoLink) for media instead

// resolve metadata from a fresh listing and require all fields before signing
files, err := d.getFiles(ctx, parentDir)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
for _, f := range files {
    if f.Path == file.GetPath() && f.Path != "" && f.Md5 != "" && f.FsId != 0 {
        return signAndServe(f)
    }
}
return errs.NewErr(errs.ObjectNotFound, "file %s lacks download metadata", file.GetPath())

func hasDownloadMeta(f File) bool {
    return f.Path != "" && f.FsId != 0 && f.Md5 != ""
}

When it happens

Trigger: Listing returns a matching path whose Md5 is empty (folders, special files, or server-side redacted entries); concurrent deletion between list and resolve; API returning partial metadata for some entries.

Common situations: Calling Link on an object that is actually a directory; files Baidu keeps without md5 (streaming uploads still processing); race with a delete.

Related errors

• missing cookie or qrcode account
• server returns no url
• empty download url
• cannot download a submodule
• addr is nil

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4c0f62daa1a4673b. Report an issue: GitHub.