AlistGo/alist · error

get token failed: %s

Error message

get token failed: %s

What it means

Error "get token failed: %s" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/seafile/util.go:33

func (d *Seafile) getToken() error {
	if d.Token != "" {
		d.authorization = fmt.Sprintf("Token %s", d.Token)
		return nil
	}
	var authResp AuthTokenResp
	res, err := base.RestyClient.R().
		SetResult(&authResp).
		SetFormData(map[string]string{
			"username": d.UserName,
			"password": d.Password,
		}).
		Post(d.Address + "/api2/auth-token/")
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if res.StatusCode() >= 400 {
		return fmt.Errorf("get token failed: %s", res.String())
	}
	d.authorization = fmt.Sprintf("Token %s", authResp.Token)
	return nil
}

func (d *Seafile) request(method string, pathname string, callback base.ReqCallback, noRedirect ...bool) ([]byte, error) {
	full := pathname
	if !strings.HasPrefix(pathname, "http") {
		full = d.Address + pathname
	}
	req := base.RestyClient.R()
	if len(noRedirect) > 0 && noRedirect[0] {
		req = base.NoRedirectClient.R()
	}
	req.SetHeader("Authorization", d.authorization)
	callback(req)
	var (
		res *resty.Response

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Solutions

1. Inspect the underlying error details in the message, fix the indicated cause (credentials, network, or provider-side failure), and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/seafile/util.go:33 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/3e747b90b0c778f4. Report an issue: GitHub.