AlistGo/alist · error

oauth2: cannot fetch token

Error message

oauth2: cannot fetch token

What it means

Error "oauth2: cannot fetch token" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/febbox/oauth2.go:47

	}

	v.Set("client_id", c.config.ClientID)
	v.Set("client_secret", c.config.ClientSecret)

	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", c.config.TokenURL, strings.NewReader(v.Encode()))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")

	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req.WithContext(c.ctx))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return nil, errors.New("oauth2: cannot fetch token")
	}

	var tokenResp struct {
		Code int    `json:"code"`
		Msg  string `json:"msg"`
		Data struct {
			AccessToken  string `json:"access_token"`
			ExpiresIn    int64  `json:"expires_in"`
			TokenType    string `json:"token_type"`
			Scope        string `json:"scope"`
			RefreshToken string `json:"refresh_token"`
		} `json:"data"`
	}

	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&tokenResp); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

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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/febbox/oauth2.go:47 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/bf0649c59556dc0a. Report an issue: GitHub.