FlowiseAI/Flowise · error · Error

Invalid namespace

Error message

Invalid namespace

What it means

sanitizeRecordManagerNamespace trims the input then requires ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$. Empty input or any character outside ASCII alphanumerics, underscore, or hyphen throws 'Invalid namespace'. Namespaces are stored values (not SQL identifiers), so hyphens are permitted here, unlike table names.

Solutions

1. Ensure the namespace is non-empty after trimming.
2. Restrict to [A-Za-z0-9_-] upstream; replace disallowed chars with '_' or '-'.
3. Do not pass paths or URLs as namespaces; map them to a short slug first.

Example fix

// before
sanitizeRecordManagerNamespace('langchain/retriever:main') // throws 'Invalid namespace'

// after
const ns = 'langchain/retriever:main'.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_-]+/g, '_')
sanitizeRecordManagerNamespace(ns) // 'langchain_retriever_main'

function toValidNamespace(raw: string): string | null {
  const n = raw.trim().replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_-]/g, '_')
  if (!n) return null
  return n
}

const isValidNamespace = (s: string): boolean =>
  /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$/.test(s.trim())

try {
  return sanitizeRecordManagerNamespace(input)
} catch (e) {
  throw new Error(`Namespace '${input}' is invalid: ${(e as Error).message}`, { cause: e })
}

When it happens

Trigger: Passing '' (empty after trim), a value with spaces ('my ns'), slashes ('a/b'), colons, dots, quotes, or unicode characters.

Common situations: Using a URL, file path, or ARN as the namespace; forgetting to set a namespace so it arrives as empty string; injecting display names with spaces.

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AI-assisted analysis of FlowiseAI/Flowise@abe4a8601a (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4cb13ae2ee945173. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/components/src/recordManagerSecurity.ts:28

    if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/.test(tableName)) {
        throw new Error('Invalid table name')
    }

    if (tableName.length > RECORD_MANAGER_TABLE_NAME_MAX_LENGTH) {
        throw new Error(`Invalid table name: must be at most ${RECORD_MANAGER_TABLE_NAME_MAX_LENGTH} characters`)
    }

    return tableName
}

/**
 * Validates record manager namespace values stored in the database.
 */
export function sanitizeRecordManagerNamespace(namespace: string): string {
    const trimmed = namespace.trim()

    if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$/.test(trimmed)) {
        throw new Error('Invalid namespace')
    }

    if (trimmed.length > RECORD_MANAGER_NAMESPACE_MAX_LENGTH) {
        throw new Error(`Invalid namespace: must be at most ${RECORD_MANAGER_NAMESPACE_MAX_LENGTH} characters`)
    }

    return trimmed
}

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