Failed to initiate the GitLab OAuth flow: ${errorMessage}

Error message

Failed to initiate the GitLab OAuth flow: ${errorMessage}

What it means

Error "Failed to initiate the GitLab OAuth flow: ${errorMessage}" thrown in Kong/insomnia.

Source

Thrown at packages/insomnia/src/sync/git/providers/gitlab.ts:373

        client_id: clientId,
        scope,
        state,
        response_type: 'code',
        redirect_uri: redirectUri,
        code_challenge: challenge,
        code_challenge_method: 'S256',
      }).toString();

      await shell.openExternal(gitlabURL.toString());

      return {
        authUrl: gitlabURL.toString(),
        state,
      };
    } catch (error) {
      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
      console.error('Failed to initiate the GitLab OAuth flow:', error);
      throw new Error(`Failed to initiate the GitLab OAuth flow: ${errorMessage}`);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Complete OAuth flow with PKCE
   * Exchanges code for token and creates/updates credential in database
   */
  async completeOAuth(code: string, state: string): Promise<OAuthCompleteResult> {
    try {
      // Validate state and get verifier for PKCE
      let verifier = gitlabStatesCache.get(state)?.verifier;
      const reauthorizingCredentialId = gitlabStatesCache.get(state)?.credentialId;

      if (PLAYWRIGHT_TEST) {
        verifier = 'test-verifier';
      }

      if (!verifier) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/insomnia/src/sync/git/providers/gitlab.ts:373 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Kong/insomnia@d9bb2b0142 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/761bf62d72d5e4cf. Report an issue: GitHub.