alibaba/nacos · error · NacosConfigException

config deletion failed

Error message

config deletion failed

What it means

Error "config deletion failed" thrown in alibaba/nacos.

Source

Thrown at config/src/main/java/com/alibaba/nacos/config/server/service/repository/embedded/EmbeddedConfigInfoPersistServiceImpl.java:500

            try {
                String tenantTmp = StringUtils.isBlank(tenant) ? StringUtils.EMPTY : tenant;
                
                removeConfigInfoAtomic(dataId, group, tenantTmp, srcIp, srcUser);
                removeTagByIdAtomic(oldConfigAllInfo.getId());
                if (!ConfigPersistContext.isSkipHistory()) {
                    historyConfigInfoPersistService.insertConfigHistoryAtomic(
                        oldConfigAllInfo.getId(),
                        oldConfigAllInfo, srcIp, srcUser, time, "D", Constants.FORMAL, null,
                        ConfigExtInfoUtil.getExtInfoFromAllInfo(oldConfigAllInfo));
                }
                
                EmbeddedStorageContextUtils.onDeleteConfigInfo(tenantTmp, group, dataId, srcIp,
                    time);
                
                boolean result =
                    databaseOperate.update(EmbeddedStorageContextHolder.getCurrentSqlContext());
                if (!result) {
                    throw new NacosConfigException("config deletion failed");
                }
            } finally {
                EmbeddedStorageContextHolder.cleanAllContext();
            }
        }
    }
    
    @Override
    public List<ConfigAllInfo> removeConfigInfoByIds(final List<Long> ids, final String srcIp,
        final String srcUser) {
        if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(ids)) {
            return null;
        }
        ids.removeAll(Collections.singleton(null));
        final Timestamp time = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
        try {
            String idsStr = StringUtils.join(ids, StringUtils.COMMA);
            List<ConfigAllInfo> oldConfigAllInfoList =

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Solutions

1. Inspect the server logs for the underlying cause, fix it, and retry the operation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at config/src/main/java/com/alibaba/nacos/config/server/service/repository/embedded/EmbeddedConfigInfoPersistServiceImpl.java:500 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: Deleting a config from embedded storage failed.

AI-assisted analysis of alibaba/nacos@9b989acdf1 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a971028619705101. Report an issue: GitHub.