Molunerfinn/PicGo · error

Failed to save provider config

Error message

Failed to save provider config

What it means

saveProviderConfig sends IRPCActionType.UPDATE_UPLOADER_CONFIG and throws in two cases: the RPC result reports failure, or result.data !== true (the handler did not confirm the write). The main handler (src/main/events/rpc/routes/config.ts:97) throws TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY when updating (configId set) without _configName, and TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NOT_FOUND when the configId does not match any existing config, then renames and creates/updates via picgo.uploaderConfig.

Source

Thrown at src/renderer/adapters/providers.ts:55

    const result = await invokeRPC<IUploaderConfigItem>(IRPCActionType.DELETE_PICBED_CONFIG, type, configName)
    if (!result.success) {
      throw new Error(result.error || 'Failed to delete provider config')
    }

    return result.data
  },
  async copyProviderConfig (type: string, configName: string, newConfigName: string) {
    const result = await invokeRPC<IUploaderConfigItem>(IRPCActionType.COPY_UPLOADER_CONFIG, type, configName, newConfigName)
    if (!result.success) {
      throw new Error(result.error || 'Failed to copy provider config')
    }

    return result.data
  },
  async saveProviderConfig (type: string, configId: string, values: IStringKeyMap) {
    const result = await invokeRPC<boolean>(IRPCActionType.UPDATE_UPLOADER_CONFIG, type, configId, values)
    if (!result.success) {
      throw new Error(result.error || 'Failed to save provider config')
    }

    if (result.data !== true) {
      throw new Error('Failed to save provider config')
    }
  },
  getProviderSchema (type: string): Promise<ProviderSchemaResult> {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      const cleanup = ipc.once(GET_PICBED_CONFIG, (config: IPicGoPluginConfig[], name: string) => {
        resolve({ config, name })
      })

      try {
        sendToMain(GET_PICBED_CONFIG, type)
      } catch (error) {
        cleanup()
        reject(error)
      }

View on GitHub (pinned to 07ec7068a5)

Solutions

1. Ensure values includes a non-empty _configName string when configId is provided
2. Refresh the config list and verify the configId still exists before saving
3. Check result.error / main-process logs for TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY or TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NOT_FOUND
4. If the config was deleted elsewhere, recreate it (create flow, empty configId) instead of updating
5. Verify the PicGo config file is writable and not corrupted

Example fix

// before
await saveProviderConfig(type, configId, values)
// after
if (configId && !values._configName) throw new Error('config name is required when updating')
const { configList } = await getProviderConfigList(type)
if (!configList.some(c => c._id === configId)) throw new Error('config no longer exists')
await saveProviderConfig(type, configId, values)

if (configId && (typeof values._configName !== 'string' || !values._configName.trim())) {
  throw new Error('config name is required when updating an existing config')
}

function isSavable(configId: string, values: IStringKeyMap): boolean {
  return !configId || (typeof values._configName === 'string' && values._configName.trim().length > 0)
}

try {
  await saveProviderConfig(type, configId, values)
} catch (e) {
  logger.error('[picbed] save failed', e)
  showNotification((e as Error).message || $T('TIPS_SAVE_CONFIG_FAILED'))
  // keep the form open so the user does not lose entered values
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling saveProviderConfig(type, configId, values) where values._configName is missing/empty while updating an existing config; configId refers to a config deleted in another window; main process write to the PicGo config fails so success=false or data!==true.

Common situations: Saving a renamed config whose name field was cleared in the form; concurrent deletion making the configId stale; corrupted config file preventing createOrUpdate; renderer form submitting values without _configName attached.

Related errors

• Failed to delete provider config
• Failed to load provider configs
• Failed to select provider config
• Failed to copy provider config
• TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY

AI-assisted analysis of Molunerfinn/PicGo@07ec7068a5 (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/49bd42e1a336d529. Report an issue: GitHub.