DIYgod/RSSHub · warning · InvalidParameterError

Invalid column

Error message

Invalid column

What it means

Thrown by the Caixin category route when the `column` path parameter fails `isValidHost()`. Column is interpolated into `https://${column}.caixin.com/${category}` as a subdomain, so it must be a valid DNS label. Correctly uses `InvalidParameterError`. Note: the URL string is built before the validation check, but the fetch happens after, so this is safe.

Source

Thrown at lib/routes/caixin/category.ts:53

以金融板块为例的 category 列表：（其余 column 以类似方式寻找）

| 监管       | 银行 | 证券基金 | 信托保险         | 投资       | 创新       | 市场   |
| ---------- | ---- | -------- | ---------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ------ |
| regulation | bank | stock    | insurance\\_trust | investment | innovation | market |

Category 列表：

| 封面报道   | 开卷  | 社论      | 时事             | 编辑寄语     | 经济    | 金融    | 商业     | 环境与科技              | 民生    | 副刊   |
| ---------- | ----- | --------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------- | ------- | ------ |
| coverstory | first | editorial | current\\_affairs | editor\\_desk | economy | finance | business | environment\\_technology | cwcivil | column |`,
};

async function handler(ctx) {
    const category = ctx.req.param('category');
    const column = ctx.req.param('column');
    const url = `https://${column}.caixin.com/${category}`;
    if (!isValidHost(column)) {
        throw new InvalidParameterError('Invalid column');
    }

    const response = await got(url);

    const $ = load(response.data);
    const title = $('head title').text();
    const entity = JSON.parse(
        $('script')
            .text()
            .match(/var entity = (\{.*?\})/)![1]
    );

    const {
        data: { datas: data },
    } = await got('https://gateway.caixin.com/api/extapi/homeInterface.jsp', {
        searchParams: {
            subject: entity.id,
            type: 0,

View on GitHub (pinned to bed535e087)

Solutions

1. Use a documented column slug exactly (e.g. `coverstory`, `economy`).
2. Keep column as a bare DNS-safe label; do not include protocol, dots, or paths.
3. If you maintain the route, consider validating `category` too — only `column` is checked today.

Example fix

// before
/caixin/https://economy.caixin.com/finance
// after
/caixin/economy/finance

import { isValidHost } from '@/utils/valid-host';
const VALID_COLUMNS = ['coverstory','first','editorial','current_affairs','editor_desk','economy','finance','business','environment_technology','cwcivil','column'];
if (!isValidHost(column) || !VALID_COLUMNS.includes(column)) {
    throw new Error(`Invalid column '${column}'`);
}

function isCaixinColumn(v: string): boolean {
    return /^[a-z0-9_-]+$/.test(v);
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling `/caixin/<column>/<category>` with a column containing invalid hostname characters, dots, slashes, or empty string. Valid columns from the docs table include coverstory, first, editorial, current_affairs, editor_desk, economy, finance, business, environment_technology, cwcivil, column.

Common situations: Confusing `column` and `category` order in the URL, or pasting a full URL as the column.

Related errors

• Invalid column
• Invalid type parameter
• unknown site: ${site}
• Invalid type parameter
• Invalid category: ${category}

AI-assisted analysis of DIYgod/RSSHub@bed535e087 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8c4ff3eb790dc256. Report an issue: GitHub.