Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT · error · HTTPException
Invalid API key
Error message
Invalid API key
What it means
Error "Invalid API key" thrown in Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.
Source
Thrown at autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/utils/api_key_auth.py:99
self.message_if_invalid = message_if_invalid
async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Any:
api_key = await super().__call__(request)
if api_key is None:
raise HTTPException(
status_code=self.status_if_missing, detail="No API key in request"
)
# Use custom validation if provided, otherwise use default equality check
validator = self.custom_validator or self.default_validator
result = (
await validator(api_key)
if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(validator)
else validator(api_key)
)
if not result:
raise HTTPException(
status_code=self.status_if_missing, detail=self.message_if_invalid
)
# Store validation result in request state if it's not just a boolean
if result is not True:
request.state.api_key = result
return result
async def default_validator(self, api_key: str) -> bool:
if not self.expected_token:
raise MissingConfigError(
f"{self.__class__.__name__}.expected_token is not set; "
"either specify it or provide a custom validator"
)
try:
return secrets.compare_digest(api_key, self.expected_token)
except TypeError as e:View on GitHub (pinned to 9c8bb5550f)
Solutions
- Check the API key for typos and that it is active and not revoked.
- Generate a new API key and update the client configuration.
When it happens
Trigger: Thrown at autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/utils/api_key_auth.py:99 when the library encounters an invalid state.
Common situations: See trigger scenarios.
Understand the failure class
- Authentication and authorization failures — expired tokens, bad credentials, and missing scopes.
AI-assisted analysis of Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT@9c8bb5550f (2026-08-14).
Data as JSON: /api/errors/0acf31032f222963.
Report an issue: GitHub.