{"record":{"id":"841c24efe3d5e2cd","repo":"ory/kratos","slug":"could-not-compile-the-identity-schema-this-is-an","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not compile the identity schema. This is an error with the binary you use and should be reported. Thanks ;)","messagePattern":"Could not compile the identity schema\\. This is an error with the binary you use and should be reported\\. Thanks ;\\)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/identities/validate.go","lineNumber":96,"sourceCode":"type SchemaGetter = func(ctx context.Context, id string) (map[string]interface{}, *http.Response, error)\n\n// ValidateIdentity validates the json payload fc against\n// 1. the swagger payload definition and\n// 2. the remote custom identity schema.\nfunc ValidateIdentity(cmd *cobra.Command, src, i string, getRemoteSchema SchemaGetter) error {\n\tswaggerSchema, ok := schemas[createIdentityPath]\n\tif !ok {\n\t\t// add swagger schema\n\t\tschemaCompiler := jsonschema.NewCompiler()\n\t\terr := schemaCompiler.AddResource(\"api.json\", bytes.NewReader(spec.API))\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn errors.Wrap(err, \"Could not add swagger schema to the schema compiler. This is an error with the binary you use and should be reported. Thanks ;)\")\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t// compile swagger payload definition\n\t\tswaggerSchema, err = schemaCompiler.Compile(cmd.Context(), createIdentityPath)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn errors.Wrap(err, \"Could not compile the identity schema. This is an error with the binary you use and should be reported. Thanks ;)\")\n\t\t}\n\t\t// force additional properties to false because swagger does not render this\n\t\tswaggerSchema.AdditionalProperties = false\n\t\tschemas[createIdentityPath] = swaggerSchema\n\t}\n\n\t// validate against swagger definition\n\tvar foundValidationErrors bool\n\terr := swaggerSchema.Validate(bytes.NewBufferString(i))\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\t_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), \"%s: not valid\\n\", src)\n\t\tjsonschemax.FormatValidationErrorForCLI(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), []byte(i), err)\n\t\tfoundValidationErrors = true\n\t}\n\n\t// get custom identity schema id\n\tsid := gjson.Get(i, \"schema_id\")\n\tif !sid.Exists() {","sourceCodeStart":78,"sourceCodeEnd":114,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ory/kratos/blob/b86338da04a040247a07f46100a86dcfb3875909/cmd/identities/validate.go#L78-L114","documentation":"ValidateIdentity compiles the swagger payload definition for identity creation into a JSON schema compiler. If swagger.New or the compiler's AddSchema step fails, the earlier wrapped error is returned; if the subsequent Compile of the create-identity path fails, this error wraps it. The message explicitly states this is an internal bug in the binary (broken embedded schema), not a user configuration problem, and asks that it be reported.","triggerScenarios":"Running `identities validate` when the embedded swagger identity schema cannot be added to or compiled by the JSON schema compiler — e.g. the schema embedded at build time is malformed, or the schema compiler rejects the swagger definition URL/path createIdentityPath.","commonSituations":"Corrupted or partially-built binary, a release where the embedded identity.traits schema JSON was invalid, or an incompatible schema compiler version choking on the swagger output. End users essentially never cause this via configuration.","solutions":["Rebuild or re-download the binary — a fresh official release usually resolves it.","Check the underlying wrapped error in the output for the exact compiler failure.","Upgrade to the latest version of the CLI in case the embedded schema was fixed upstream.","Report the issue to the project maintainers with the full error output and binary version."],"exampleFix":"// before: patched/broken binary\n./identities validate --schema ./identity.traits.schema.json\n// after: reinstall official release\ncurl -sSL https://get.ory.sh/kratos | bash -s --\n./identities validate --schema ./identity.traits.schema.json","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"null","typeGuard":"null","tryCatchPattern":"err := identities.ValidateIdentity(cmd, args)\nif err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"Could not compile the identity schema\") {\n        // internal binary bug: report with version, suggest reinstall\n        fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, \"binary defect detected; reinstall or upgrade the CLI\")\n    }\n    return err\n}","preventionTips":["Use official release binaries, not hand-patched builds","Keep the CLI updated to the latest patch release","Report occurrences with the full wrapped error chain and binary version"],"tags":["internal-error","json-schema","swagger","cli"],"backgroundTag":"internal-invariant-violation","analyzedSha":"b86338da04a040247a07f46100a86dcfb3875909","analyzedAt":"2026-09-07T15:58:15.934Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-07T15:58:15.934Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-16T09:17:16.951Z"}