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Custom_Sound_Error_Name_Already_In_Use

Custom_Sound_Error_Name_Already_In_Use

Error message

The custom sound name is already in use

What it means

Error "The custom sound name is already in use" thrown in RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.

Source

Thrown at apps/meteor/server/lib/media/custom-sounds/lib/insertOrUpdateSound.ts:34

		});
	}

	// allow all characters except colon, whitespace, comma, >, <, &, ", ', /, \, (, )
	// more practical than allowing specific sets of characters; also allows foreign languages
	const nameValidation = /[\s,:><&"'\/\\\(\)]/;

	if (nameValidation.test(soundData.name)) {
		throw new Meteor.Error('error-input-is-not-a-valid-field', `${soundData.name} is not a valid name`, {
			method: 'insertOrUpdateSound',
			input: soundData.name,
			field: 'Name',
		});
	}

	const conflictingSound = await CustomSounds.findOneByName(soundData.name, soundData._id, { projection: { _id: 1 } });

	if (conflictingSound) {
		throw new Meteor.Error('Custom_Sound_Error_Name_Already_In_Use', 'The custom sound name is already in use', {
			method: 'insertOrUpdateSound',
		});
	}

	if (!soundData._id) {
		return (
			await CustomSounds.create({
				name: soundData.name,
				extension: soundData.extension,
			})
		).insertedId;
	}

	if (soundData.newFile) {
		await RocketChatFileCustomSoundsInstance.deleteFile(`${soundData._id}.${soundData.previousExtension}`);
	}

	if (soundData.name !== soundData.previousName || soundData.extension !== soundData.previousExtension) {

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Solutions

1. Choose a different sound name; another custom sound already uses this name.
2. Delete or rename the existing custom sound with the conflicting name first.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/meteor/server/lib/media/custom-sounds/lib/insertOrUpdateSound.ts:34 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of RocketChat/Rocket.Chat@b2c16d5842 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/05725946365adca0. Report an issue: GitHub.