apache/maven · error

Unable to get artifact {} from repository {} ({}): {}

Error message

Unable to get artifact {} from repository {} ({}): {}

What it means

Error "Unable to get artifact {} from repository {} ({}): {}" thrown in apache/maven.

Source

Thrown at compat/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/DefaultWagonManager.java:192

                    break;
                }
            } catch (ResourceDoesNotExistException e) {
                // This one we will eat when looking through remote repositories
                // because we want to cycle through them all before squawking.

                logger.debug(
                        "Unable to find artifact " + artifact.getId() + " in repository " + repository.getId() + " ("
                                + repository.getUrl() + ")",
                        e);

            } catch (TransferFailedException e) {
                tfe = e;

                String msg = "Unable to get artifact " + artifact.getId() + " from repository " + repository.getId()
                        + " (" + repository.getUrl() + "): " + e.getMessage();

                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.warn(msg, e);
                } else {
                    logger.warn(msg);
                }
            }
        }

        // if it already exists locally we were just trying to force it - ignore the update
        if (!artifact.getFile().exists()) {
            if (tfe != null) {
                throw tfe;
            } else {
                throw new ResourceDoesNotExistException("Unable to download the artifact from any repository");
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void getArtifactMetadata(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at compat/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/DefaultWagonManager.java:192 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/maven@e4093d4e12 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/32b06211be4ddcfb. Report an issue: GitHub.