AlistGo/alist · error

linkID cannot be empty

Error message

linkID cannot be empty

What it means

Error "linkID cannot be empty" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/util.go:429

	return nameHash, nil
}

func (d *ProtonDrive) getOriginalNameHash(link *proton.Link) (string, error) {
	if link == nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("link cannot be nil")
	}

	if link.Hash == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("link hash is empty")
	}

	return link.Hash, nil
}

func (d *ProtonDrive) getLink(ctx context.Context, linkID string) (*proton.Link, error) {
	if linkID == "" {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("linkID cannot be empty")
	}

	link, err := d.c.GetLink(ctx, d.MainShare.ShareID, linkID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return &link, nil
}

func (d *ProtonDrive) getLinkKR(ctx context.Context, link *proton.Link) (*crypto.KeyRing, error) {
	if link == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("link cannot be nil")
	}

	// Root Link or Root Dir
	if link.ParentLinkID == "" {
		signatureVerificationKR, err := d.getSignatureVerificationKeyring([]string{link.SignatureEmail})

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Solutions

1. Ensure the referenced value is configured and non-empty, then retry the operation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/util.go:429 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/b1a34d97f88f66d1. Report an issue: GitHub.