BerriAI/litellm · error · Exception

Invalid Argilla API Key given. _credentials_api_key=None.

Error message

Invalid Argilla API Key given. _credentials_api_key=None.

What it means

Error "Invalid Argilla API Key given. _credentials_api_key=None." thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/integrations/argilla.py:90

    def validate_argilla_transformation_object(self, argilla_transformation_object: dict[str, Any]):
        if not isinstance(argilla_transformation_object, dict):
            raise Exception("'argilla_transformation_object' must be a dictionary, to log your payload to Argilla.")

        for v in argilla_transformation_object.values():
            if v not in SUPPORTED_PAYLOAD_FIELDS:
                raise Exception(
                    f"All values in argilla_transformation_object must be a key in SUPPORTED_PAYLOAD_FIELDS, {v} is not a valid key."
                )

    def get_credentials_from_env(
        self,
        argilla_api_key: str | None,
        argilla_dataset_name: str | None,
        argilla_base_url: str | None,
    ) -> ArgillaCredentialsObject:
        _credentials_api_key: Final = argilla_api_key or os.getenv("ARGILLA_API_KEY")
        if _credentials_api_key is None:
            raise Exception("Invalid Argilla API Key given. _credentials_api_key=None.")

        _credentials_base_url: Final = argilla_base_url or os.getenv("ARGILLA_BASE_URL") or "http://localhost:6900/"
        if _credentials_base_url is None:
            raise Exception("Invalid Argilla Base URL given. _credentials_base_url=None.")

        _credentials_dataset_name = argilla_dataset_name or os.getenv("ARGILLA_DATASET_NAME") or "litellm-completion"
        if _credentials_dataset_name is None:
            raise Exception("Invalid Argilla Dataset give. Value=None.")
        else:
            dataset_response: Final = litellm.module_level_client.get(
                url=f"{_credentials_base_url}/api/v1/me/datasets?name={_credentials_dataset_name}",
                headers={"X-Argilla-Api-Key": _credentials_api_key},
            )
            json_response: Final = dataset_response.json()
            if (
                "items" in json_response
                and isinstance(json_response["items"], list)
                and len(json_response["items"]) > 0

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Solutions

1. Set a valid Argilla API key (ARGILLA_API_KEY) or pass api_key.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/integrations/argilla.py:90 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/8eb4c51e32aebc77. Report an issue: GitHub.