{"record":{"id":"9f6bff30527fec99","repo":"crewAIInc/crewAI","slug":"you-must-pass-oxylabs-username-and-password-when-i-9f6bff","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"You must pass oxylabs username and password when instantiating the tool or specify OXYLABS_USERNAME and OXYLABS_PASSWORD environment variables","messagePattern":"You must pass oxylabs username and password when instantiating the tool or specify OXYLABS_USERNAME and OXYLABS_PASSWORD environment variables","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/oxylabs_amazon_search_scraper_tool/oxylabs_amazon_search_scraper_tool.py","lineNumber":151,"sourceCode":"                        password=password,\n                        sdk_type=sdk_type,\n                    )\n                except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:\n                    raise ImportError(\"Failed to install oxylabs package\") from e\n            else:\n                raise ImportError(\n                    \"`oxylabs` package not found, please run `uv add oxylabs`\"\n                )\n\n        if config is None:\n            config = OxylabsAmazonSearchScraperConfig()\n        super().__init__(config=config, **kwargs)\n\n    def _get_credentials_from_env(self) -> tuple[str, str]:\n        username = os.environ.get(\"OXYLABS_USERNAME\")\n        password = os.environ.get(\"OXYLABS_PASSWORD\")\n        if not username or not password:\n            raise ValueError(\n                \"You must pass oxylabs username and password when instantiating the tool \"\n                \"or specify OXYLABS_USERNAME and OXYLABS_PASSWORD environment variables\"\n            )\n        return username, password\n\n    def _run(self, query: str) -> str:\n        response = self.oxylabs_api.amazon.scrape_search(\n            query,\n            **self.config.model_dump(exclude_none=True),\n        )\n\n        content = response.results[0].content\n\n        if isinstance(content, dict):\n            return json.dumps(content)\n\n        return str(content)\n","sourceCodeStart":133,"sourceCodeEnd":169,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/crewAIInc/crewAI/blob/754d7323beb2fd042e33444a115ea2d5a47193f0/lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/oxylabs_amazon_search_scraper_tool/oxylabs_amazon_search_scraper_tool.py#L133-L169","documentation":"OxylabsAmazonSearchScraperTool._get_credentials_from_env raises ValueError when neither constructor credentials nor both OXYLABS_USERNAME/OXYLABS_PASSWORD env vars are present. The tool has a required-credentials credential_config but construction fails earlier via this check.","triggerScenarios":"OxylabsAmazonSearchScraperTool() with missing/empty OXYLABS_USERNAME or OXYLABS_PASSWORD and no username/password kwargs; env vars defined in a different shell or container layer than the running process.","commonSituations":"Forgetting to export vars (`OXYLABS_USERNAME=x` without export), unset CI secrets, .env file not loaded, Docker env not passed.","solutions":["Pass username/password to the constructor directly.","Export both vars or load your .env before creating the tool.","In CI/Docker, wire OXYLABS_USERNAME and OXYLABS_PASSWORD as secret env vars and verify with os.environ checks."],"exampleFix":"# before\ntool = OxylabsAmazonSearchScraperTool()  # ValueError\n\n# after\nexport OXYLABS_USERNAME=... OXYLABS_PASSWORD=...\ntool = OxylabsAmazonSearchScraperTool()","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"import os\n\ndef creds_ok() -> bool:\n    return bool(os.environ.get(\"OXYLABS_USERNAME\")) and bool(os.environ.get(\"OXYLABS_PASSWORD\"))\n\nif not creds_ok():\n    raise SystemExit(\"Provide OXYLABS_USERNAME/OXYLABS_PASSWORD or constructor args\")","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    tool = OxylabsAmazonSearchScraperTool()\nexcept ValueError as e:\n    if \"username and password\" in str(e):\n        tool = OxylabsAmazonSearchScraperTool(username=u, password=p)","preventionTips":["Export env vars or load .env before agent construction.","Pass explicit credentials for scripts where env setup is fragile."],"tags":["oxylabs","credentials","environment-variables","configuration"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"754d7323beb2fd042e33444a115ea2d5a47193f0","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T04:06:56.746Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}