{"record":{"id":"14ccfcc64646ee58","repo":"openai/openai-python","slug":"expected-a-non-empty-value-for-user-id-but-recei-14ccfc","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Expected a non-empty value for `user_id` but received {user_id!r}","messagePattern":"Expected a non-empty value for `user_id` but received (.+?)","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/openai/resources/admin/organization/projects/users/users.py","lineNumber":139,"sourceCode":"        extra_body: Body | None = None,\n        timeout: float | httpx2.Timeout | None | NotGiven = not_given,\n    ) -> ProjectUser:\n        \"\"\"\n        Retrieves a user in the project.\n\n        Args:\n          extra_headers: Send extra headers\n\n          extra_query: Add additional query parameters to the request\n\n          extra_body: Add additional JSON properties to the request\n\n          timeout: Override the client-level default timeout for this request, in seconds\n        \"\"\"\n        if not project_id:\n            raise ValueError(f\"Expected a non-empty value for `project_id` but received {project_id!r}\")\n        if not user_id:\n            raise ValueError(f\"Expected a non-empty value for `user_id` but received {user_id!r}\")\n        return self._get(\n            path_template(\n                \"/organization/projects/{project_id}/users/{user_id}\", project_id=project_id, user_id=user_id\n            ),\n            options=make_request_options(\n                extra_headers=extra_headers,\n                extra_query=extra_query,\n                extra_body=extra_body,\n                timeout=timeout,\n                security={\"admin_api_key_auth\": True},\n            ),\n            cast_to=ProjectUser,\n        )\n\n    def update(\n        self,\n        user_id: str,\n        *,","sourceCodeStart":121,"sourceCodeEnd":157,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/openai/openai-python/blob/9917c6e28e66e90e1227b3d223c06a8c5441515a/src/openai/resources/admin/organization/projects/users/users.py#L121-L157","documentation":"Raised when `projects.users.retrieve` is called with an empty `user_id`. The SDK rejects empty path parameters client-side before constructing `/organization/projects/{project_id}/users/{user_id}`, so no request is sent.","triggerScenarios":"Calling retrieve with user_id=\"\" or None — e.g. after searching users and not finding a match, then passing the None result straight through.","commonSituations":"Chaining lookups where the user was not found, passing email instead of user ID, or empty rows from a database query.","solutions":["Pass the real 'user_...' ID; if you only have an email, list project users and match on email first","Check for None/empty results from any upstream lookup before calling retrieve","Validate user-supplied IDs at the edge of your application"],"exampleFix":"# before\nuser = client.admin.organization.projects.users.retrieve(project_id=p, user_id=found_user_id)  # may be None\n# after\nif not found_user_id:\n    raise LookupError(\"user not found\")\nuser = client.admin.organization.projects.users.retrieve(project_id=p, user_id=found_user_id)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if not user_id:\n    raise LookupError(\"user not found; cannot retrieve\")\nuser = client.admin.organization.projects.users.retrieve(project_id=project_id, user_id=user_id)","typeGuard":"def is_valid_user_id(v: object) -> bool:\n    return isinstance(v, str) and bool(v.strip())","tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Check lookup results for None before chaining into retrieve","Resolve emails to user IDs via list() first"],"tags":["python","openai","admin-api","validation","path-parameter"],"backgroundTag":"missing-required-parameter","analyzedSha":"9917c6e28e66e90e1227b3d223c06a8c5441515a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T11:46:34.183Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}