BerriAI/litellm · error · ValueError

Error parsing file retrieve response: {e}

Error message

Error parsing file retrieve response: {e}

What it means

Error "Error parsing file retrieve response: {e}" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/llms/gemini/files/transformation.py:296

                id=response_json.get("uri", ""),
                bytes=int(response_json.get("sizeBytes", 0)),
                created_at=int(
                    time.mktime(
                        time.strptime(
                            response_json["createTime"].replace("Z", "+00:00"),
                            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z",
                        )
                    )
                ),
                filename=response_json.get("displayName", ""),
                object="file",
                purpose="user_data",
                status=status,
                status_details=(str(response_json.get("error", "")) if gemini_state == "FAILED" else None),
            )
        except Exception as e:
            verbose_logger.exception("Error parsing file retrieve response: %s", e)
            raise ValueError(f"Error parsing file retrieve response: {e}")

    def transform_delete_file_request(
        self,
        file_id: str,
        optional_params: dict,
        litellm_params: dict,
    ) -> tuple[str, dict]:
        """
        Transform delete file request for Google AI Studio.

        Args:
            file_id: The file URI (e.g., "files/abc123" or full URI)
            optional_params: Optional parameters
            litellm_params: LiteLLM parameters containing api_key

        Returns:
            tuple[str, dict]: (url, params) for the DELETE request
        """

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Solutions

1. Check the Gemini file retrieve response format; see the wrapped exception.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/llms/gemini/files/transformation.py:296 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/758166eacc65f2d6. Report an issue: GitHub.