OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · OpenBBError

No valid topic selected. Please select a valid topic.

Error message

No valid topic selected. Please select a valid topic.

What it means

Error "No valid topic selected. Please select a valid topic." thrown in OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/manufacturing_outlook_ny.py:475

        ids: list = []
        topics = query.topic.split(",")
        seasonality = "sa" if query.seasonally_adjusted is True else "not_sa"
        for t in topics:
            future_series = list(
                NY_MANUFACTURING_OUTLOOK.get("future_" + t, {})
                .get(seasonality, {})
                .values()
            )
            current_series = list(
                NY_MANUFACTURING_OUTLOOK.get("current_" + t, {})
                .get(seasonality, {})
                .values()
            )
            topic_ids = future_series + current_series
            ids.extend(topic_ids)

        if not ids:
            raise OpenBBError("No valid topic selected. Please select a valid topic.")

        frequency = query.frequency[:1].lower() if query.frequency else None

        try:
            response = await FredSeriesFetcher.fetch_data(
                dict(
                    symbol=",".join(ids),
                    start_date=query.start_date,
                    end_date=query.end_date,
                    transform=query.transform,
                    frequency=frequency,
                    aggregation_method=query.aggregation_method,
                ),
                credentials,
            )
        except Exception as e:
            message = str(e) or f"FRED request failed ({type(e).__name__})."
            raise OpenBBError(message) from e

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Solutions

1. Select at least one valid topic from the available choices.
2. Check the topic names against the documented list for this endpoint.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/manufacturing_outlook_ny.py:475 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of OpenBB-finance/OpenBB@3e071fcc2c (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e9c8ba8288b88b5d. Report an issue: GitHub.