{"record":{"id":"173027bb6bfc7b77","repo":"sqlmapproject/sqlmap","slug":"switch-chunked-requires-usage-of-post-option","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"switch '--chunked' requires usage of (POST) options/switches '--data', '-r', '--forms' or '--openapi'","messagePattern":"switch '--chunked' requires usage of \\(POST\\) options/switches '--data', '-r', '--forms' or '--openapi'","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"SqlmapSyntaxException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/core/option.py","lineNumber":2867,"sourceCode":"        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.alert and os.environ.get(\"SQLMAP_UNSAFE_ALERT\") != '1':\n        errMsg = \"for security reasons, to prevent execution of potentially malicious \"\n        errMsg += \"OS commands via configuration files or copy-paste attacks, \"\n        errMsg += \"the '--alert' option requires the environment variable \"\n        errMsg += \"'SQLMAP_UNSAFE_ALERT=1' to be explicitly set\"\n        raise SqlmapSystemException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.evalCode and os.environ.get(\"SQLMAP_UNSAFE_EVAL\") != '1':\n        errMsg = \"for security reasons, to prevent execution of potentially malicious \"\n        errMsg += \"Python code via configuration files or copy-paste attacks, \"\n        errMsg += \"the '--eval' option requires the environment variable \"\n        errMsg += \"'SQLMAP_UNSAFE_EVAL=1' to be explicitly set\"\n        raise SqlmapSystemException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.chunked and not any((conf.data, conf.requestFile, conf.forms, conf.openApiFile)):\n        errMsg = \"switch '--chunked' requires usage of (POST) options/switches '--data', '-r', '--forms' or '--openapi'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.api and not conf.configFile:\n        errMsg = \"switch '--api' requires usage of option '-c'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.data and conf.nullConnection:\n        errMsg = \"option '--data' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.string and conf.nullConnection:\n        errMsg = \"option '--string' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.notString and conf.nullConnection:\n        errMsg = \"option '--not-string' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.tor and conf.osPwn:","sourceCodeStart":2849,"sourceCodeEnd":2885,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/0a35b20e3953d341be6c7ac75ccb0b3362540c8d/lib/core/option.py#L2849-L2885","documentation":"Error \"switch '--chunked' requires usage of (POST) options/switches '--data', '-r', '--forms' or '--openapi'\" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at lib/core/option.py:2867 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"0a35b20e3953d341be6c7ac75ccb0b3362540c8d","analyzedAt":"2026-08-26T23:02:52.002Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-27T03:17:27.898Z"}