{"record":{"id":"76592f8348dda6a3","repo":"BerriAI/litellm","slug":"failed-to-patch-prompt","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to patch prompt","messagePattern":"Failed to patch prompt","errorType":"http","errorClass":"HTTPException","httpStatus":500,"severity":"error","filePath":"litellm/proxy/prompts/prompt_endpoints.py","lineNumber":1038,"sourceCode":"\n    except HTTPException as e:\n        raise e\n    except Exception as e:\n        verbose_proxy_logger.exception(\"Error deleting prompt: %s\", e)\n        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))\n\n\ndef _reload_prompt_in_registry(\n    registry: \"InMemoryPromptRegistry\", versioned_id: str, updated_prompt_spec: PromptSpec\n) -> PromptSpec:\n    \"\"\"Remove stale entry and re-initialize the prompt in the in-memory registry.\"\"\"\n    if versioned_id in registry.IN_MEMORY_PROMPTS:\n        del registry.IN_MEMORY_PROMPTS[versioned_id]\n    if versioned_id in registry.prompt_id_to_custom_prompt:\n        del registry.prompt_id_to_custom_prompt[versioned_id]\n    initialized: Final = registry.initialize_prompt(prompt=updated_prompt_spec, config_file_path=None)\n    if initialized is None:\n        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=\"Failed to patch prompt\")\n    return initialized\n\n\n@router.patch(\n    \"/prompts/{prompt_id}\",\n    tags=[\"Prompt Management\"],\n    dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],\n)\nasync def patch_prompt(\n    prompt_id: str,\n    request: PatchPromptRequest,\n    environment: str | None = None,\n    user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),\n):\n    \"\"\"\n    Partially update an existing prompt\n\n    👉 [Prompt docs](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/prompt_management)","sourceCodeStart":1020,"sourceCodeEnd":1056,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/77b7c6c40c0c5aa5fbcb1d6a1825ac39ca8829b8/litellm/proxy/prompts/prompt_endpoints.py#L1020-L1056","documentation":"Generic failure wrapper raised when re-registering an updated prompt in the in-memory registry (after removing the stale entry) — the re-initialization step failed. The verbose_proxy_logger exception log holds the underlying traceback; the endpoint converts this to a 500.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at litellm/proxy/prompts/prompt_endpoints.py:1038 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check logs for the patch failure; ensure the patch payload matches the prompt schema and retry."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"77b7c6c40c0c5aa5fbcb1d6a1825ac39ca8829b8","analyzedAt":"2026-08-18T11:44:31.656Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}