{"record":{"id":"2bba3ed5836ea77b","repo":"BerriAI/litellm","slug":"guardrail-litellm-params-is-missing-or-invalid","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Guardrail litellm_params is missing or invalid","messagePattern":"Guardrail litellm_params is missing or invalid","errorType":"http","errorClass":"HTTPException","httpStatus":500,"severity":"error","filePath":"litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py","lineNumber":1028,"sourceCode":"        row: Final = await _guardrails_table(prisma_client).find_unique(where={\"guardrail_id\": guardrail_id})\n        if row is None:\n            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=\"Guardrail submission not found\")\n        if row.status != \"pending_review\":\n            raise HTTPException(\n                status_code=400,\n                detail=f\"Guardrail is not pending review (status={row.status})\",\n            )\n\n        now: Final = datetime.now(timezone.utc)\n        await _guardrails_table(prisma_client).update(\n            where={\"guardrail_id\": guardrail_id},\n            data={\"status\": \"active\", \"reviewed_at\": now, \"updated_at\": now},\n        )\n\n        litellm_params: Final = _parse_json_field(row.litellm_params)\n        guardrail_info: Final = _parse_json_field(row.guardrail_info)\n        if not litellm_params:\n            raise HTTPException(\n                status_code=500,\n                detail=\"Guardrail litellm_params is missing or invalid\",\n            )\n        guardrail_dict: Final = {\n            \"guardrail_id\": row.guardrail_id,\n            \"guardrail_name\": row.guardrail_name,\n            \"litellm_params\": litellm_params,\n            \"guardrail_info\": guardrail_info or {},\n            \"team_id\": row.team_id,\n        }\n        try:\n            IN_MEMORY_GUARDRAIL_HANDLER.initialize_guardrail(guardrail=cast(Guardrail, guardrail_dict), source=\"db\")\n            verbose_proxy_logger.info(\n                \"Approved guardrail %s (ID: %s) and initialized in memory\",\n                row.guardrail_name,\n                guardrail_id,\n            )\n        except Exception as init_err:","sourceCodeStart":1010,"sourceCodeEnd":1046,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/77b7c6c40c0c5aa5fbcb1d6a1825ac39ca8829b8/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py#L1010-L1046","documentation":"Raised while approving a guardrail submission when the stored row's litellm_params is missing or not parseable as the guardrail's parameter mapping, so the guardrail cannot be instantiated into the in-memory registry. Approval flips the DB status first; this error means activation failed because the persisted config payload is unusable.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py:1028 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"The guardrail's litellm_params is missing or fails validation.","solutions":["Provide a valid litellm_params object for the guardrail."],"exampleFix":"Include litellm_params with the required provider fields in the guardrail config.","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"77b7c6c40c0c5aa5fbcb1d6a1825ac39ca8829b8","analyzedAt":"2026-08-18T11:44:31.656Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}