BerriAI/litellm · error · ValueError

limit must be non-negative

Error message

limit must be non-negative

What it means

Error "limit must be non-negative" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/integrations/focus/database.py:57

            query_params.append(start_time_utc)
            placeholder_index += 1
        if end_time_utc:
            where_clauses.append(f"dus.updated_at <= ${placeholder_index}::timestamptz")
            query_params.append(end_time_utc)
            placeholder_index += 1

        where_clause = ""
        if where_clauses:
            where_clause = "WHERE " + " AND ".join(where_clauses)

        limit_clause = ""
        if limit is not None:
            try:
                limit_value: Final = int(limit)
            except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive guard
                raise ValueError("limit must be an integer") from exc
            if limit_value < 0:
                raise ValueError("limit must be non-negative")
            limit_clause = f" LIMIT ${placeholder_index}"
            query_params.append(limit_value)

        query: Final = f"""
        SELECT
            dus.id,
            dus.date,
            dus.user_id,
            dus.api_key,
            dus.model,
            dus.model_group,
            dus.custom_llm_provider,
            dus.prompt_tokens,
            dus.completion_tokens,
            dus.spend,
            dus.api_requests,
            dus.successful_requests,
            dus.failed_requests,

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Solutions

1. Pass a non-negative limit.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/integrations/focus/database.py:57 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/0ecf8aca0f88d258. Report an issue: GitHub.