{"record":{"id":"5bdbf7c7efac67fe","repo":"hasura/graphql-engine","slug":"error-fetching-config-from-server-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error fetching config from server: %w","messagePattern":"error fetching config from server: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cli/cli.go","lineNumber":235,"sourceCode":"\t\treturn c.AdminSecrets[0]\n\t} else if c.AdminSecret != \"\" {\n\t\treturn c.AdminSecret\n\t}\n\n\treturn \"\"\n}\n\nfunc (c *ServerConfig) GetHasuraInternalServerConfig(client *httpc.Client) error {\n\tvar op errors.Op = \"cli.ServerConfig.GetHasuraInternalServerConfig\"\n\t// Determine from where assets should be served\n\turl := c.getConfigEndpoint()\n\n\tctx, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)\n\tdefer cancelFunc()\n\n\treq, err := client.NewRequest(\"GET\", url, nil)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn errors.E(op, fmt.Errorf(\"error fetching config from server: %w\", err))\n\t}\n\n\tr, err := client.Do(ctx, req, &c.HasuraServerInternalConfig)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn errors.E(op, errors.KindNetwork, err)\n\t}\n\tdefer r.Body.Close()\n\n\tif r.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {\n\t\tvar horror hasuradb.HasuraError\n\n\t\terr := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&horror)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn errors.E(\n\t\t\t\top,\n\t\t\t\terrors.KindHasuraAPI,\n\t\t\t\tstderrors.New(\"error unmarshalling fetching server config\"),\n\t\t\t)","sourceCodeStart":217,"sourceCodeEnd":253,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine/blob/724551b9ae87845594ef0408cff0e50eb6c90dc5/cli/cli.go#L217-L253","documentation":"This error is thrown while resolving a boolean expression (filter predicate) whose target field is expected to resolve to an object type, but the field's type is something else (scalar, list, or name-only reference). The resolver needs an object type to recurse into nested subfield predicates. It surfaces from the TypePredicateError enum during metadata resolution of filter relationships and boolean expression types.","triggerScenarios":"Resolving a type predicate for a field whose QualifiedTypeReference resolves to a non-object type (e.g. a scalar or array), typically when a relationship field is declared with an incompatible target type in the metadata, or when using nested 'where' predicates in a command/relationship whose field type cannot be resolved to an object.","commonSituations":"Relationship metadata pointing at a scalar field; a nested filter argument used on a scalar field in a trackable command; inconsistent type definitions between subgraphs; upgrading metadata versions where a field type changed from object to scalar.","solutions":["Verify the field referenced in the filter predicate is actually an object/relationship field in your metadata","Fix the field's type definition so it points to the intended object type name","If filtering a scalar, use a direct comparison operator instead of a nested predicate","Re-resolve metadata and check earlier errors (e.g. ObjectTypeNotFound) that may cascade into this one"],"exampleFix":"// before\n{ \"field\": \"author\", \"where\": { \"name\": { \"_eq\": 1 } } } // 'author' resolves to scalar\n// after\n{ \"field\": \"author\", \"where\": { \"name\": { \"_eq\": \"A\" } } } // 'author' is object type User","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// Before resolving predicates, confirm the field's type is an object\nconst isObjectField = (meta, typeName, fieldName) => {\n  const t = meta.types[typeName];\n  const f = t?.fields?.[fieldName];\n  return !!f && isObjectTypeRef(f.type);\n};\nif (!isObjectField(metadata, 'Article', 'author')) throw new Error('author is not an object field');","typeGuard":"function isObjectTypeRef(t) { return t?.kind === 'TypeReference' || (typeof t === 'object' && t?.type !== undefined && !isScalarName(t.type)); }","tryCatchPattern":"try { resolvePredicate(...); } catch (e) { if (e?.code === 'ExpectedObjectType') reportFieldIssue(e.field_name); else throw e; }","preventionTips":["Validate relationship/predicate targets against the metadata schema before submission","Keep predicate structures typed in the client (avoid hand-built JSON)"],"tags":["metadata","boolean-expression","type-resolution","hasura"],"backgroundTag":"schema-validation-failed","analyzedSha":"724551b9ae87845594ef0408cff0e50eb6c90dc5","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T07:32:55.105Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T11:17:15.048Z"}