AlistGo/alist · error

failed to get account info: %w

Error message

failed to get account info: %w

What it means

Wrapped error from Gofile Init: getAccountInfo failed. It is only called when RootFolderID is not configured, to discover the account's root folder from the account-details response; failure aborts Init with 'failed to get account info: <cause>'.

Source

Thrown at drivers/gofile/driver.go:45

}

func (d *Gofile) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
	if d.APIToken == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("API token is required")
	}

	// Get account ID
	accountId, err := d.getAccountId(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get account ID: %w", err)
	}
	d.accountId = accountId

	// Get account info to set root folder if not specified
	if d.RootFolderID == "" {
		accountInfo, err := d.getAccountInfo(ctx, accountId)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get account info: %w", err)
		}
		d.RootFolderID = accountInfo.Data.RootFolder
	}

	// Save driver storage
	op.MustSaveDriverStorage(d)
	return nil
}

func (d *Gofile) Drop(ctx context.Context) error {
	return nil
}

func (d *Gofile) List(ctx context.Context, dir model.Obj, args model.ListArgs) ([]model.Obj, error) {
	var folderId string
	if dir.GetID() == "" {
		folderId = d.GetRootId()
	} else {

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Solutions

1. Retry Init after a short delay — transient 5xx/429 from gofile is the most common cause
2. Set the Root Folder ID explicitly in driver config to skip the account-info lookup entirely
3. Confirm the account details endpoint manually with the token via curl
4. If the wrapped cause is a JSON/unmarshal error, update the driver to match current Gofile API schema

Example fix

// before: blank root folder forces account-info lookup
{"root_folder_id":""}

// after: set root folder id, lookup skipped
{"root_folder_id":"abc123FolderId"}

for attempt := 0; attempt < 3; attempt++ {
  err := d.Init(ctx)
  if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to get account info") { break }
  time.Sleep(time.Duration(attempt+1) * 2 * time.Second)
}

When it happens

Trigger: Init with a valid token but empty root_folder_id setting while the account-info endpoint errors (rate limit, transient 5xx, partial API outage), or a token whose account cannot be queried.

Common situations: Gofile API returning 429/5xx during setup; API response schema change so JSON unmarshal fails; leaving root folder blank (the common default) right when the service is degraded.

Related errors

• failed to get account ID: %w
• failed to create direct link: %w
• gofile API error: HTTP %d - %s
• access_token is required in token mode
• renames is required

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/65008295ae0a48ae. Report an issue: GitHub.