Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT · error · FolderAlreadyExistsError

A folder with this name already exists in this location

Error message

A folder with this name already exists in this location

What it means

Error "A folder with this name already exists in this location" thrown in Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.

Source

Thrown at autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/library/db.py:1460

    if parent_id:
        await get_folder(parent_id, user_id)

    # Build data dict conditionally - don't include Parent key if no parent_id
    create_data: dict = {
        "name": name,
        "User": {"connect": {"id": user_id}},
    }
    if icon is not None:
        create_data["icon"] = icon
    if color is not None:
        create_data["color"] = color
    if parent_id:
        create_data["Parent"] = {"connect": {"id": parent_id}}

    try:
        folder = await prisma.models.LibraryFolder.prisma().create(data=create_data)
    except prisma.errors.UniqueViolationError:
        raise FolderAlreadyExistsError(
            "A folder with this name already exists in this location"
        )

    return library_model.LibraryFolder.from_db(folder)


async def create_folder_with_unique_name(
    user_id: str,
    base_name: str,
    parent_id: Optional[str] = None,
    icon: Optional[str] = None,
    color: Optional[str] = None,
) -> library_model.LibraryFolder:
    """
    Creates a folder, appending (2), (3), etc. if name exists.

    Args:
        user_id: The ID of the user.

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Solutions

1. Choose a different folder name that is unique within the target location.
2. Rename or move the existing conflicting folder first.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/library/db.py:1460 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT@9c8bb5550f (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c4be19a6ad59df2a. Report an issue: GitHub.