{"record":{"id":"677aeab1e1ff24f6","repo":"hyperledger/fabric","slug":"could-not-get-channel-config-for-channel-s-677aea","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"could not get channel config for channel '%s'","messagePattern":"could not get channel config for channel '(.+?)'","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"core/chaincode/lifecycle/lifecycle.go","lineNumber":277,"sourceCode":"\t}\n\n\tif metadata.Datatype != ChaincodeDefinitionType {\n\t\treturn false, nil, errors.Errorf(\"not a chaincode type: %s\", metadata.Datatype)\n\t}\n\n\tdefinedChaincode := &ChaincodeDefinition{}\n\terr = r.Serializer.Deserialize(NamespacesName, chaincodeName, metadata, definedChaincode, state)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn false, nil, errors.WithMessagef(err, \"could not deserialize chaincode definition for chaincode %s\", chaincodeName)\n\t}\n\n\treturn true, definedChaincode, nil\n}\n\nfunc (r *Resources) LifecycleEndorsementPolicyAsBytes(channelID string) ([]byte, error) {\n\tchannelConfig := r.ChannelConfigSource.GetStableChannelConfig(channelID)\n\tif channelConfig == nil {\n\t\treturn nil, errors.Errorf(\"could not get channel config for channel '%s'\", channelID)\n\t}\n\n\tif _, ok := channelConfig.PolicyManager().GetPolicy(LifecycleEndorsementPolicyRef); ok {\n\t\treturn LifecycleDefaultEndorsementPolicyBytes, nil\n\t}\n\n\t// This was a channel which was upgraded or did not define a lifecycle endorsement policy, use a default\n\t// of \"a majority of orgs must have a member sign\".\n\tac, ok := channelConfig.ApplicationConfig()\n\tif !ok {\n\t\treturn nil, errors.Errorf(\"could not get application config for channel '%s'\", channelID)\n\t}\n\torgs := ac.Organizations()\n\tmspids := make([]string, 0, len(orgs))\n\tfor _, org := range orgs {\n\t\tmspids = append(mspids, org.MSPID())\n\t}\n","sourceCodeStart":259,"sourceCodeEnd":295,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/blob/2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6/core/chaincode/lifecycle/lifecycle.go#L259-L295","documentation":"Thrown by Resources.LifecycleEndorsementPolicyAsBytes when ChannelConfigSource.GetStableChannelConfig returns nil for the requested channel, i.e. the peer has no stable channel configuration loaded for that channel ID.","triggerScenarios":"Computing the lifecycle (_lifecycle) system chaincode endorsement policy during ValidationInfo or getLifecycleSCCChaincodeInfo for a channel whose config cannot be retrieved from the peer.","commonSituations":"Peer not joined to the channel; channel config not yet loaded/stabilized at peer startup; wrong channel name used in an SDK/CLI call targeting this peer.","solutions":["Ensure the peer has joined the channel ('peer channel list') and the channel exists in the peer's ledger","Verify the channel ID spelling in your request","Restart/rejoin the peer so channel config is fetched, and check peer logs for config load errors"],"exampleFix":"// before\nValidationInfo(channelID: 'chanel-one') // typo, no such channel config\n// after\nValidationInfo(channelID: 'channel-one') // channel the peer has joined","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"cfg := channelConfigSource.GetStableChannelConfig(channelID)\nif cfg == nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"peer is not joined to channel %s; cannot compute lifecycle policy\", channelID)\n}","typeGuard":"func hasChannelConfig(src ChannelConfigSourceGetter, channelID string) bool {\n    return src.GetStableChannelConfig(channelID) != nil\n}","tryCatchPattern":"policyBytes, err := resources.LifecycleEndorsementPolicyAsBytes(chid)\nif err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"could not get channel config\") {\n        // ensure peer joined the channel; retry after channel load\n    }\n    return err\n}","preventionTips":["Run 'peer channel list' to confirm membership before lifecycle operations","Verify the channel ID string; channel names are case-sensitive","Check peer startup logs for failed channel config retrieval"],"tags":["hyperledger-fabric","channel-config","peer","lifecycle"],"backgroundTag":"channel-config-not-found","analyzedSha":"2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6","analyzedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}