OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · OpenBBError

Error requesting dates. Please try again later.

Error message

Error requesting dates. Please try again later.

What it means

OpenBBError from SomaHoldings.get_as_of_dates: the NY Fed SOMA 'list_as_of' endpoint responded, but the expected soma.asOfDates array was missing or empty. Since this list is the prerequisite for picking a valid as-of date, an empty payload is treated as a transient service error ('try again later') rather than a data condition.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/federal_reserve/openbb_federal_reserve/utils/ny_fed_api.py:364

    >>> mbs = await soma.get_agency_holdings(holding_type = "mbs")

    >>> monthly_holdings = await soma.get_treasury_holdings(monthly = True)
    """

    def __init__(self) -> None:
        """Initialize the SomaHoldings class."""

    def __repr__(self) -> str:
        """Replace original repr with docstring."""
        return str(self.__doc__)

    async def get_as_of_dates(self) -> list:
        """Get all valid as-of dates for SOMA operations."""
        dates_url = _get_endpoints()["soma_holdings"]["list_as_of"]
        dates_response = await fetch_data(dates_url)
        dates = dates_response.get("soma", {}).get("asOfDates", [])
        if not dates:
            raise OpenBBError("Error requesting dates. Please try again later.")
        return dates

    async def get_release_log(
        self,
        treasury: bool = False,
    ) -> list[dict]:
        """Return the last three months Agency Release and as-of dates.

        Parameters
        ----------
        treasury: bool
            If True, returns the last three months of Treasury release and as-of dates.

        Returns
        -------
        List[Dict]: Dictionary of the release date and as-of dates.

        Example

View on GitHub (pinned to 3e071fcc2c)

Solutions

1. Retry after a short delay — the message frames this as transient.
2. If persistent, curl the list_as_of endpoint and verify the soma.asOfDates key still exists; if renamed, update the provider.
3. Pass an explicit as_of date to holdings calls to bypass the asOfDates lookup.

Example fix

// before
holdings = await SomaHoldings().get_agency_holdings()  # fetches as-of dates internally
// after
holdings = await SomaHoldings().get_agency_holdings(as_of='2024-06-05')

from openbb_core.app.model.abstract.error import OpenBBError
for attempt in range(3):
    try:
        dates = await SomaHoldings().get_as_of_dates()
        break
    except OpenBBError:
        if attempt == 2:
            raise
        await asyncio.sleep(2 ** attempt)

When it happens

Trigger: Any SOMA holdings call that needs the default latest date (as_of=None) fetches this list first; NY Fed API returning an error body, a schema change renaming asOfDates, or intermittent empty responses under load.

Common situations: Bursty polling of SOMA endpoints hitting rate limits that return empty 200s; NY Fed deploying schema changes; corporate proxies returning stub responses.

Related errors

• No data found. Try again later.
• There was an error with the request and was returned empty.
• Invalid choice. Choose from: ['all', 'agency debts', 'mbs',
• No results found. Try adjusting the query parameters.
• Invalid choice. Choose from: {', '.join(TREASURY_HOLDING_TYP

AI-assisted analysis of OpenBB-finance/OpenBB@3e071fcc2c (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3d6f646ade6170ba. Report an issue: GitHub.