BerriAI/litellm · error · ImportError

azure-identity is required for AzureADCredential. Install it

Error message

azure-identity is required for AzureADCredential. Install it with: pip install azure-identity

What it means

Missing-dependency error from AzureADCredential.get_access_token: the optional azure-identity package is not installed, so DefaultAzureCredential cannot be constructed to mint Azure AD tokens. Install azure-identity (or use a different credential type) to use Azure AD auth.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy_auth/credentials.py:105

        Get an access token from Azure AD.

        Args:
            scope: The OAuth2 scope (e.g., "api://my-app/.default")

        Returns:
            AccessToken with the JWT and expiration.

        Raises:
            ImportError: If azure-identity is not installed.
        """
        if not self._initialized:
            try:
                from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

                self._credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
                self._initialized = True
            except ImportError:
                raise ImportError(
                    "azure-identity is required for AzureADCredential. Install it with: pip install azure-identity"
                )

        result: Final = self._credential.get_token(scope)
        return AccessToken(token=result.token, expires_on=result.expires_on)


class GenericOAuth2Credential:
    """
    Generic OAuth2 client credentials flow.

    This works with any OAuth2 provider (Okta, Auth0, Keycloak, etc.)
    that supports the client_credentials grant type.

    Example:
        cred = GenericOAuth2Credential(
            client_id="my-client-id",
            client_secret="my-client-secret",

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Solutions

  1. Install azure-identity: pip install azure-identity.
Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy_auth/credentials.py:105 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@77b7c6c40c (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2e29fd9514d00f03. Report an issue: GitHub.