{"record":{"id":"7f04c5012aeed5b8","repo":"xtekky/gpt4free","slug":"har-and-cookies-dir-is-not-readable","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"har_and_cookies dir is not readable","messagePattern":"har_and_cookies dir is not readable","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"NoValidHarFileError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"g4f/Provider/openai/har_file.py","lineNumber":53,"sourceCode":"    turnstile_token: str = None\n    arkose_request: arkReq = None\n    arkose_token: str = None\n    data_build: str = \"prod-db8e51e8414e068257091cf5003a62d3d4ee6ed0\"\n\n\nclass arkReq:\n    def __init__(self, arkURL, arkBx, arkHeader, arkBody, arkCookies, userAgent):\n        self.arkURL = arkURL\n        self.arkBx = arkBx\n        self.arkHeader = arkHeader\n        self.arkBody = arkBody\n        self.arkCookies = arkCookies\n        self.userAgent = userAgent\n\n\ndef get_har_files():\n    if not os.access(get_cookies_dir(), os.R_OK):\n        raise NoValidHarFileError(\"har_and_cookies dir is not readable\")\n    harPath = []\n    for root, _, files in os.walk(get_cookies_dir()):\n        for file in files:\n            if file.endswith(\".har\"):\n                harPath.append(os.path.join(root, file))\n        break\n    if not harPath:\n        raise NoValidHarFileError(\"No .har file found\")\n    harPath.sort(key=lambda x: os.path.getmtime(x))\n    return harPath\n\n\ndef readHAR(request_config: RequestConfig):\n    for path in get_har_files():\n        with open(path, \"rb\") as file:\n            try:\n                harFile = json.loads(file.read())\n            except json.JSONDecodeError:","sourceCodeStart":35,"sourceCodeEnd":71,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/xtekky/gpt4free/blob/973504e1770928ed5fb82f43da528f441ad9ddc3/g4f/Provider/openai/har_file.py#L35-L71","documentation":"Raised by get_har_files() in the OpenAI HAR-based auth flow when the cookies directory (get_cookies_dir(), i.e. har_and_cookies) is not readable by the process (os.access R_OK fails). NoValidHarFileError indicates an environment/permission problem: the .har files that supply proof tokens and Arkose data cannot even be listed.","triggerScenarios":"Running the OpenAI provider with HAR auth while the har_and_cookies directory has no read permission for the current user (bad chmod, wrong container user, SELinux/AppArmor denial).","commonSituations":"Docker containers running as non-root with restrictive volume permissions; files copied with root ownership; directory permissions changed accidentally; read-only mounts.","solutions":["Check permissions: ls -ld <cookies_dir> and fix with chmod/chown (e.g. chmod 755)","In Docker, ensure the volume containing har_and_cookies is readable by the container user","Verify the directory path get_cookies_dir() resolves to exists and is the intended one","Run as the user that owns the directory or chown it to the runtime user"],"exampleFix":"# before\n$ ls -ld ~/.config/har_and_cookies\ndrwx------ root root\n# after\n$ sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) ~/.config/har_and_cookies\n$ chmod 755 ~/.config/har_and_cookies","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"import os\nfrom g4f.cookies import get_cookies_dir\n\ncookies_dir = get_cookies_dir()\nif not os.access(cookies_dir, os.R_OK):\n    raise SystemExit(f'Fix permissions on {cookies_dir}: chmod 755')","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Make the har_and_cookies dir readable by the runtime user in Docker/CI","Add a startup permission check before using HAR-based OpenAI auth","Own the directory: chown to the process user when mounting volumes"],"tags":["openai","har-file","permissions","filesystem","auth"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"973504e1770928ed5fb82f43da528f441ad9ddc3","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T23:45:32.408Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T17:31:12.345Z"}