XTLS/Xray-core · error

Unknown account type:

Error message

Unknown account type: 

What it means

Error "Unknown account type: " thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.

Source

Thrown at common/protocol/user.go:23

	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/serial"
)

func (u *User) GetTypedAccount() (Account, error) {
	if u.GetAccount() == nil {
		return nil, errors.New("Account is missing").AtWarning()
	}

	rawAccount, err := u.Account.GetInstance()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if asAccount, ok := rawAccount.(AsAccount); ok {
		return asAccount.AsAccount()
	}
	if account, ok := rawAccount.(Account); ok {
		return account, nil
	}
	return nil, errors.New("Unknown account type: ", u.Account.Type)
}

func (u *User) ToMemoryUser() (*MemoryUser, error) {
	account, err := u.GetTypedAccount()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &MemoryUser{
		Account: account,
		Email:   u.Email,
		Level:   u.Level,
	}, nil
}

func ToProtoUser(mu *MemoryUser) *User {
	if mu == nil {
		return nil
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at common/protocol/user.go:23 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/07cbf80e2d594fc1. Report an issue: GitHub.