{"record":{"id":"32c2a496fbe4c68b","repo":"influxdata/influxdb","slug":"invalid-token-0","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"invalid token: {0}","messagePattern":"invalid token: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"influxdb3/src/commands/serve.rs","lineNumber":138,"sourceCode":"    #[error(\"Tracing config error: {0}\")]\n    TracingConfig(#[from] trace_exporters::Error),\n\n    #[error(\"Error initializing tokio runtime: {0}\")]\n    TokioRuntime(#[source] std::io::Error),\n\n    #[error(\"Failed to bind address\")]\n    BindAddress(#[source] std::io::Error),\n\n    #[error(\"Server error: {0}\")]\n    Server(#[source] influxdb3_server::Error),\n\n    #[error(\"Token error: {0}\")]\n    TokenError(CatalogError),\n\n    #[error(\"Write buffer error: {0}\")]\n    WriteBuffer(#[from] influxdb3_write::write_buffer::Error),\n\n    #[error(\"invalid token: {0}\")]\n    InvalidToken(#[from] hex::FromHexError),\n\n    #[error(\"failed to initialize write buffer: {0:?}\")]\n    WriteBufferInit(#[source] anyhow::Error),\n\n    #[error(\"failed to initialize catalog: {0}\")]\n    InitializeCatalog(#[source] CatalogError),\n\n    #[error(\"failed to initialize last cache: {0}\")]\n    InitializeLastCache(#[source] last_cache::Error),\n\n    #[error(\"failed to initialize distinct cache: {0:#}\")]\n    InitializeDistinctCache(#[source] influxdb3_cache::distinct_cache::ProviderError),\n\n    #[error(\"lost backend\")]\n    LostBackend,\n\n    #[error(\"lost HTTP/gRPC service\")]","sourceCodeStart":120,"sourceCodeEnd":156,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/06200ef96ba82c5f6727e5038a83af8e722c6875/influxdb3/src/commands/serve.rs#L120-L156","documentation":"Display message of the `Error::InvalidToken` variant, converted via #[from] from `hex::FromHexError`. It means a token string supplied to the serve command was not valid hexadecimal, so it could not be decoded into the raw token bytes.","triggerScenarios":"Passing a token (e.g. via a token-file or CLI argument) whose characters are not valid hex (odd length, non-hex characters) causes `token.parse::<Vec<u8>>()`-style hex decoding to fail.","commonSituations":"Copying a token with surrounding whitespace/quotes or a truncated/prefix-corrupted value; mixing up the token's textual ID with its hex-encoded secret.","solutions":["Re-copy the token carefully, ensuring no quotes, spaces, or truncation","Verify the token has an even number of valid hex characters [0-9a-fA-F]","Regenerate the token if the stored value is corrupted","Use the CLI command that prints the full token rather than hand-transcribing it"],"exampleFix":"// before\nlet token = \"0xAbC\"; // prefix + odd length -> FromHexError\n// after\nlet token = \"abc123\"; // clean, even-length hex string","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"fn is_valid_hex_token(s: &str) -> bool {\n    !s.is_empty() && s.len() % 2 == 0 && s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit())\n}","typeGuard":"fn is_valid_hex_token(s: &str) -> bool {\n    !s.is_empty() && s.len() % 2 == 0 && s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit())\n}","tryCatchPattern":"match hex::decode(token) {\n    Err(e) => eprintln!(\"token is not valid hex: {e}\"),\n    Ok(bytes) => { /* proceed */ }\n}","preventionTips":["Copy tokens programmatically (clipboard/files), never by hand","Strip whitespace/quotes from token input before use","Validate hex format before passing tokens to the CLI"],"tags":["rust","hex","token","parsing"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-argument-format","analyzedSha":"06200ef96ba82c5f6727e5038a83af8e722c6875","analyzedAt":"2026-09-19T12:55:30.003Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-19T12:55:30.003Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}