BerriAI/litellm · error · ValueError

DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD is not set. Set `DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD` en

Error message

DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD is not set. Set `DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD` environment variable or pass credentials in api_key parameter.

What it means

Error "DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD is not set. Set `DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD` environment variable or pass credentials in api_key parameter." thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/llms/dataforseo/search/transformation.py:80

        caller_supplied_credentials: Final = bool(api_key and ":" in api_key)
        if api_key and ":" in api_key:
            login, password = api_key.split(":", 1)

        if not caller_supplied_credentials and login and password:
            self._assert_trusted_api_base_for_server_credential(
                api_base,
                self.DATAFORSEO_API_BASE,
                "DATAFORSEO_API_BASE",
                "DATAFORSEO_LOGIN",
            )

        if not login:
            raise ValueError(
                "DATAFORSEO_LOGIN is not set. Set `DATAFORSEO_LOGIN` environment variable or pass credentials in api_key parameter."
            )

        if not password:
            raise ValueError(
                "DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD is not set. Set `DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD` environment variable or pass credentials in api_key parameter."
            )

        # Create Basic Auth header
        credentials: Final = f"{login}:{password}"
        encoded_credentials: Final = base64.b64encode(credentials.encode()).decode()
        headers["Authorization"] = f"Basic {encoded_credentials}"
        headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"

        return headers

    def get_complete_url(
        self,
        api_base: str | None,
        optional_params: dict,
        data: dict | list[dict] | None = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> str:

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Solutions

1. Set DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD or pass credentials in api_key.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/llms/dataforseo/search/transformation.py:80 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@6c2dcb801b (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/85505febf0c7ca06. Report an issue: GitHub.