XTLS/Xray-core · error

target not specified.

Error message

target not specified.

What it means

Error "target not specified." thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.

Source

Thrown at proxy/loopback/loopback.go:26

	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/errors"
	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/session"
	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/core"
	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/features/routing"
	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport"
	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet"
)

type Loopback struct {
	inboundTag         string
	sniffingRequest    session.SniffingRequest
	dispatcherInstance routing.Dispatcher
}

func (l *Loopback) Process(ctx context.Context, link *transport.Link, _ internet.Dialer) error {
	outbounds := session.OutboundsFromContext(ctx)
	ob := outbounds[len(outbounds)-1]
	if !ob.Target.IsValid() {
		return errors.New("target not specified.")
	}
	ob.Name = "loopback"
	destination := ob.Target

	errors.LogInfo(ctx, "opening connection to ", destination)
	content := new(session.Content)
	content.SkipDNSResolve = true
	content.SniffingRequest = l.sniffingRequest

	ctx = session.ContextWithContent(ctx, content)
	inbound := &session.Inbound{}
	originInbound := session.InboundFromContext(ctx)
	if originInbound != nil {
		// get a shallow copy to avoid modifying the inbound tag in upstream context
		*inbound = *originInbound
	}
	inbound.Tag = l.inboundTag
	ctx = session.ContextWithInbound(ctx, inbound)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at proxy/loopback/loopback.go:26 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/7ed504ca75c00615. Report an issue: GitHub.