OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · ValueError

{k} is not a valid indicator.

Error message

{k} is not a valid indicator.

What it means

ChartIndicators (obbject_extensions/charting/query_params.py:851) is a Pydantic model whose keys are TA indicator names; its mode="before" validator rejects any key not present in ChartIndicators.get_available_indicators(), raising ValueError(f"{k} is not a valid indicator."). This is the input gate for the `indicators` dict passed to charting endpoints.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/obbject_extensions/charting/openbb_charting/query_params.py:851

    def __repr__(self):
        """Return the string representation of the model."""
        fields = self.__class__.model_fields
        repr_str = "\n" + "\n".join(
            [
                f"{str(v.description).replace('IndicatorsQueryParams', ':').replace('ADOs', 'AD Os')}"
                for k, v in fields.items()
            ]
        )
        return repr_str

    @model_validator(mode="before")
    @classmethod
    def validate_model(cls, values):
        """Validate the model."""
        indicators = list(ChartIndicators.get_available_indicators())
        for k, v in values.items():
            if k not in indicators:
                raise ValueError(f"{k} is not a valid indicator.")
        return values

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Solutions

1. Validate keys against the source of truth before building the model: set(indicators) <= set(ChartIndicators.get_available_indicators()).
2. Remove or correct the offending key named in the message.
3. Print ChartIndicators.get_available_indicators() to see the exact accepted spellings for your installed version.
4. Upgrade/align the openbb-charting package if the indicator you need exists in a newer release.

Example fix

# before
indicators = {"sma": {"length": 20}, "supertrend": {}}
charting.to_chart(data=df, indicators=indicators)  # ValueError: supertrend is not a valid indicator.

# after
valid = set(ChartIndicators.get_available_indicators())
indicators = {k: v for k, v in {"sma": {"length": 20}, "supertrend": {}}.items() if k in valid}
charting.to_chart(data=df, indicators=indicators)

from openbb_charting.query_params import ChartIndicators
allowed = set(ChartIndicators.get_available_indicators())
bad = set(indicators) - allowed
if bad:
    raise ValueError(f"unsupported indicators: {sorted(bad)}; allowed: {sorted(allowed)}")
model = ChartIndicators.model_validate(indicators)

def valid_indicator_keys(payload: dict) -> bool:
    from openbb_charting.query_params import ChartIndicators
    return set(payload) <= set(ChartIndicators.get_available_indicators())

from pydantic import ValidationError
try:
    model = ChartIndicators.model_validate(indicators)
except ValidationError as e:
    bad = [err["loc"][0] for err in e.errors()]
    indicators = {k: v for k, v in indicators.items() if k not in bad}
    model = ChartIndicators.model_validate(indicators)

When it happens

Trigger: Passing indicators={"macd": True, "vwap": True, "supertrend": {}} where one key (e.g. "supertrend") is not in the available set; or a typo like "rsi " with trailing whitespace.

Common situations: Copy-pasting pandas_ta indicator names that OpenBB hasn't mapped; dicts built from user input or config files without validation; version drift after upgrading openbb-charting changes the supported list.

Related errors

• Trace '{trace}' not found
• Label must be specified
• Unknown indicator: {indicator}
• At least one extension type must be selected.
• Incorrect email or password

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