{"record":{"id":"0a9de6fe0c3a45ca","repo":"danny-avila/LibreChat","slug":"no-plugin-auth-authfield-found-for-user-useri","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"No plugin auth ${authField} found for user ${userId}${pluginInfo}","messagePattern":"No plugin auth (.+?) found for user (.+?)(.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"api/server/services/PluginService.js","lineNumber":45,"sourceCode":" *   console.log(value);\n * }).catch(err => {\n *   console.error(err);\n * });\n *\n * @throws {Error} Throws an error if there's an issue during the retrieval or decryption process, or if the authentication value does not exist.\n * @async\n */\nconst getUserPluginAuthValue = async (userId, authField, throwError = true, pluginKey) => {\n  try {\n    const searchParams = { userId, authField };\n    if (pluginKey) {\n      searchParams.pluginKey = pluginKey;\n    }\n\n    const pluginAuth = await findOnePluginAuth(searchParams);\n    if (!pluginAuth) {\n      const pluginInfo = pluginKey ? ` for plugin ${pluginKey}` : '';\n      throw new Error(`No plugin auth ${authField} found for user ${userId}${pluginInfo}`);\n    }\n\n    const decryptedValue = await decrypt(pluginAuth.value);\n    return decryptedValue;\n  } catch (err) {\n    if (!throwError) {\n      return null;\n    }\n    logger.error('[getUserPluginAuthValue]', err);\n    throw err;\n  }\n};\n\n// const updateUserPluginAuth = async (userId, authField, pluginKey, value) => {\n//   try {\n//     const encryptedValue = encrypt(value);\n\n//     const pluginAuth = await PluginAuth.findOneAndUpdate(","sourceCodeStart":27,"sourceCodeEnd":63,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/blob/5ff282f9006c436e561de1afd39a481bea1ef0d8/api/server/services/PluginService.js#L27-L63","documentation":"Thrown by PluginService.getUserPluginAuthValue when findOnePluginAuth({ userId, authField, [pluginKey] }) returns null — i.e. the user has no stored, encrypted credential for that auth field. The function exists to decrypt per-user plugin secrets (API keys, OAuth tokens), so a missing record means the plugin cannot authenticate on that user's behalf. When called with throwError=false the error is swallowed and null is returned instead.","triggerScenarios":"Invoking a plugin/MCP tool before the user has completed the OAuth flow or entered their API key; referencing the wrong authField name (e.g. 'APIKEY' vs 'API_KEY'); passing a pluginKey that does not match the key under which the credential was stored; a different user id type (string vs ObjectId) in the query.","commonSituations":"Plugin re-keyed after an update so the stored authField name changed; user cleared their stored credentials; multi-tenant setup where userId namespace differs; calling getUserPluginAuthValue with the third positional arg accidentally set to true when the value is optional.","solutions":["Pass throwError=false at call sites where the credential is optional, and handle the null return.","Verify the exact authField string matches what was written during plugin setup (check the plugin's auth schema/config).","Ensure the user has completed authentication for the plugin (re-trigger OAuth or re-prompt for the API key).","Confirm pluginKey, when supplied, matches the stored record's pluginKey exactly."],"exampleFix":"// before\nconst key = await getUserPluginAuthValue(userId, 'API_KEY', true, pluginKey);\n\n// after\nconst key = await getUserPluginAuthValue(userId, 'API_KEY', false, pluginKey);\nif (!key) {\n  return { error: 'Plugin not configured. Please connect your account.' };\n}","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"const value = await getUserPluginAuthValue(userId, authField, false, pluginKey);\nif (!value) {\n  return { configured: false };\n}","typeGuard":"const isPluginAuthAvailable = async (userId, authField, pluginKey) =>\n  !!(await findOnePluginAuth(pluginKey ? { userId, authField, pluginKey } : { userId, authField }));","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  return await getUserPluginAuthValue(userId, authField, true, pluginKey);\n} catch (err) {\n  if (err.message.startsWith('No plugin auth ')) {\n    return null; // or prompt the user to configure the plugin\n  }\n  throw err;\n}","preventionTips":["Pass throwError=false wherever the credential is optional.","Use the exact authField names defined by the plugin's auth schema.","Prompt users to (re)authenticate plugins after key rotations or plugin updates."],"tags":["plugins","auth","credentials","config"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"5ff282f9006c436e561de1afd39a481bea1ef0d8","analyzedAt":"2026-08-12T21:38:08.145Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-12T23:17:12.415Z"}