AlistGo/alist · error

Unsupported method: {method}

Error message

Unsupported method: {method}

What it means

Thrown by the gowebdav demo CLI's command dispatcher when the first CLI argument (the "method") does not match any known verb. The switch maps aliases like LS, STAT, MKDIR, RM, MV, CP, PUT, etc. to handlers; any other string falls through to a stub that returns this error instead of executing anything.

Source

Thrown at pkg/gowebdav/cmd/gowebdav/main.go:121

	case "MKCOL", "MKDIR":
		return cmdMkdir

	case "MKCOLALL", "MKDIRALL", "MKDIRP":
		return cmdMkdirAll

	case "RENAME", "MV", "MOVE":
		return cmdMv

	case "COPY", "CP":
		return cmdCp

	case "PUT", "PUSH", "WRITE":
		return cmdPut

	default:
		return func(c *d.Client, p0, p1 string) (err error) {
			return errors.New("Unsupported method: " + method)
		}
	}
}

func cmdLs(c *d.Client, p0, _ string) (err error) {
	files, err := c.ReadDir(p0)
	if err == nil {
		fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("ReadDir: '%s' entries: %d ", p0, len(files)))
		for _, f := range files {
			fmt.Println(f)
		}
	}
	return
}

func cmdStat(c *d.Client, p0, _ string) (err error) {
	file, err := c.Stat(p0)
	if err == nil {

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Solutions

1. Use one of the supported verbs/aliases handled by the switch: LS, STAT, MKDIR, RMDIR, RM, DEL, RENAME, MV, MOVE, COPY, CP, PUT, PUSH, WRITE (check the full switch in main.go for the exact list)
2. Check spelling and case of the method argument
3. If you need an unlisted verb, note this is only the sample CLI in pkg/gowebdav/cmd; use the gowebdav.Client API directly in your own program

Example fix

// before
$ gowebdav GET https://dav.example.com/remote.php/dav/files/user/

// after
$ gowebdav LS https://user:pass@dav.example.com/remote.php/dav/files/user/

var validMethods = map[string]bool{
	"LS": true, "STAT": true, "MKDIR": true, "RMDIR": true,
	"RM": true, "DEL": true, "RENAME": true, "MV": true, "MOVE": true,
	"COPY": true, "CP": true, "PUT": true, "PUSH": true, "WRITE": true,
}
if !validMethods[strings.ToUpper(os.Args[1])] {
	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "unsupported method; valid:", validMethods)
	os.Exit(2)
}

When it happens

Trigger: Running `gowebdav <anything-not-in-switch> <url>` — e.g. `gowebdav GET http://...`, `gowebdav info ...`, or a typo like `gowebdav ST`.

Common situations: Using an unsupported verb (GET/HEAD/PATCH are not aliases here), misspelling a supported one, or assuming every WebDAV verb has a CLI alias.

Related errors

• Path: '{path}' is a directory
• tld %s is not supported

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a6adce74396c1500. Report an issue: GitHub.