AlistGo/alist · error

createSession failed after three retries

Error message

createSession failed after three retries

What it means

Error "createSession failed after three retries" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/aliyundrive/util.go:27

	"github.com/alist-org/alist/v3/drivers/base"
	"github.com/alist-org/alist/v3/internal/op"
	"github.com/alist-org/alist/v3/pkg/utils"
	"github.com/dustinxie/ecc"
	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
	"github.com/google/uuid"
)

func (d *AliDrive) createSession() error {
	state, ok := global.Load(d.UserID)
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("can't load user state, user_id: %s", d.UserID)
	}
	d.sign()
	state.retry++
	if state.retry > 3 {
		state.retry = 0
		return fmt.Errorf("createSession failed after three retries")
	}
	_, err, _ := d.request("https://api.alipan.com/users/v1/users/device/create_session", http.MethodPost, func(req *resty.Request) {
		req.SetBody(base.Json{
			"deviceName":   "samsung",
			"modelName":    "SM-G9810",
			"nonce":        0,
			"pubKey":       PublicKeyToHex(&state.privateKey.PublicKey),
			"refreshToken": d.RefreshToken,
		})
	}, nil)
	if err == nil{
		state.retry = 0
	}
	return err
}

// func (d *AliDrive) renewSession() error {
// 	_, err, _ := d.request("https://api.alipan.com/users/v1/users/device/renew_session", http.MethodPost, nil, nil)

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Solutions

1. Check the storage configuration and the provider's service status, fix the indicated cause, and retry the operation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/aliyundrive/util.go:27 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c32b2c296c04c53e. Report an issue: GitHub.