{"record":{"id":"a05bcc5c4d5869d9","repo":"appsmithorg/appsmith","slug":"pe-gsh-5000-a05bcc","errorCode":"PE-GSH-5000","errorMessage":"Missing a valid response object.","messagePattern":"Missing a valid response object\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"AppsmithPluginException","httpStatus":500,"severity":"error","filePath":"app/server/appsmith-plugins/googleSheetsPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/config/RowsBulkAppendMethod.java","lineNumber":268,"sourceCode":"                .map(row ->\n                        row.getAsSheetValues(body1.get(0).getValueMap().keySet().toArray(new String[0])))\n                .collect(Collectors.toList());\n\n        final ValueRange valueRange = new ValueRange();\n        valueRange.setMajorDimension(\"ROWS\");\n        valueRange.setRange(range);\n        valueRange.setValues(collect);\n        return webClient\n                .method(HttpMethod.POST)\n                .uri(uriBuilder.build(true).toUri())\n                .body(BodyInserters.fromValue(valueRange));\n    }\n\n    @Override\n    public JsonNode transformExecutionResponse(\n            JsonNode response, MethodConfig methodConfig, Set<String> userAuthorizedSheetIds) {\n        if (response == null) {\n            throw new AppsmithPluginException(\n                    GSheetsPluginError.QUERY_EXECUTION_FAILED, ErrorMessages.MISSING_VALID_RESPONSE_ERROR_MSG);\n        }\n\n        return this.objectMapper.valueToTree(Map.of(\"message\", \"Inserted rows successfully!\"));\n    }\n\n    private List<RowObject> getRowObjectListFromBody(JsonNode body) {\n\n        if (!body.isArray()) {\n            throw new AppsmithPluginException(\n                    AppsmithPluginError.PLUGIN_EXECUTE_ARGUMENT_ERROR,\n                    ErrorMessages.EXPECTED_ARRAY_OF_ROW_OBJECT_MESSAGE);\n        }\n\n        if (body.isEmpty()) {\n            throw new AppsmithPluginException(\n                    AppsmithPluginError.PLUGIN_EXECUTE_ARGUMENT_ERROR, ErrorMessages.EMPTY_ROW_ARRAY_OBJECT_MESSAGE);\n        }","sourceCodeStart":250,"sourceCodeEnd":286,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/blob/8cd9021c24cdbea1c3c12c966073708e83db60c2/app/server/appsmith-plugins/googleSheetsPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/config/RowsBulkAppendMethod.java#L250-L286","documentation":"Thrown by RowsBulkAppendMethod.transformExecutionResponse when the response argument is null after the Sheets API bulk append call. Code PE-GSH-5000 (GSheetsPluginError.QUERY_EXECUTION_FAILED, HTTP 500, INTERNAL_ERROR). A server-side runtime failure in the response-handling stage, not a user configuration issue.","triggerScenarios":"The reactive pipeline passes a null response into transformExecutionResponse — empty/missing entity from the WebClient exchange, a mid-stream network drop, or a pipeline operator returning null. The response == null guard fires.","commonSituations":"Transient connectivity, OAuth token expiry manifesting as an empty body, or a plugin/reactor regression. Uncommon in normal use.","solutions":["Retry the query once; transient empty-response issues often resolve.","Re-authorize the Google Sheets datasource if the OAuth token expired.","Inspect Appsmith server logs for the reactor/WebClient error at the same time.","If reproducible, report to Appsmith support with query JSON and logs."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"// Catch null-response failures from the Sheets bulk append\ntry {\n    bulkAppendCommand.trigger();\n} catch (AppsmithPluginException e) {\n    if (\"PE-GSH-5000\".equals(e.getAppErrorCode())) {\n        showToast(\"Sheets returned no response. Retry or re-authorize.\");\n    } else { throw e; }\n}","preventionTips":["Keep the OAuth token valid; re-authorize on expiry.","Retry transient null-response failures once.","Watch server logs for reactor/WebClient errors."],"tags":["google-sheets","appsmith","runtime","response","reactive","internal-error"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"8cd9021c24cdbea1c3c12c966073708e83db60c2","analyzedAt":"2026-08-12T22:14:19.293Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-12T23:17:12.415Z"}