XTLS/Xray-core · error · errors.Error

not an outbound operation

Error message

not an outbound operation

What it means

Error "not an outbound operation" thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.

Source

Thrown at app/proxyman/command/command.go:183

func (s *handlerServer) AddOutbound(ctx context.Context, request *AddOutboundRequest) (*AddOutboundResponse, error) {
	if err := core.AddOutboundHandler(s.s, request.Outbound); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &AddOutboundResponse{}, nil
}

func (s *handlerServer) RemoveOutbound(ctx context.Context, request *RemoveOutboundRequest) (*RemoveOutboundResponse, error) {
	return &RemoveOutboundResponse{}, s.ohm.RemoveHandler(ctx, request.Tag)
}

func (s *handlerServer) AlterOutbound(ctx context.Context, request *AlterOutboundRequest) (*AlterOutboundResponse, error) {
	rawOperation, err := request.Operation.GetInstance()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("unknown operation").Base(err)
	}
	operation, ok := rawOperation.(OutboundOperation)
	if !ok {
		return nil, errors.New("not an outbound operation")
	}

	handler := s.ohm.GetHandler(request.Tag)
	return &AlterOutboundResponse{}, operation.ApplyOutbound(ctx, handler)
}

func (s *handlerServer) ListOutbounds(ctx context.Context, request *ListOutboundsRequest) (*ListOutboundsResponse, error) {
	handlers := s.ohm.ListHandlers(ctx)
	response := &ListOutboundsResponse{}
	for _, handler := range handlers {
		// Ignore gRPC outbound
		if _, ok := handler.(*commander.Outbound); ok {
			continue
		}
		response.Outbounds = append(response.Outbounds, &core.OutboundHandlerConfig{
			Tag:            handler.Tag(),
			SenderSettings: handler.SenderSettings(),
			ProxySettings:  handler.ProxySettings(),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/proxyman/command/command.go:183 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of XTLS/Xray-core@7d214f8b09 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8649c835502d6694. Report an issue: GitHub.