{"record":{"id":"ba0b7fcb6d5d372b","repo":"influxdata/influxdb","slug":"client-specified-an-invalid-argument-0","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Client specified an invalid argument: {0}","messagePattern":"Client specified an invalid argument: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"core/influxdb_iox_client/src/client/error.rs","lineNumber":72,"sourceCode":"}\n\nimpl ServerErrorDetails for PreconditionViolation {\n    fn try_decode(status: &Status) -> Option<Self> {\n        generated_types::google::decode_precondition_violation(status).next()\n    }\n}\n\n/// The errors returned by this client\n#[derive(Error, Debug)]\n#[expect(missing_docs)]\npub enum Error {\n    #[error(\"The operation was cancelled: {0}\")]\n    Cancelled(ServerError<()>),\n\n    #[error(\"Unknown server error: {0}\")]\n    Unknown(ServerError<()>),\n\n    #[error(\"Client specified an invalid argument: {0}\")]\n    InvalidArgument(Box<ServerError<FieldViolation>>),\n\n    #[error(\"Deadline expired before operation could complete: {0}\")]\n    DeadlineExceeded(ServerError<()>),\n\n    #[error(\"{0}\")]\n    NotFound(Box<ServerError<NotFound>>),\n\n    #[error(\"Some entity that we attempted to create already exists: {0}\")]\n    AlreadyExists(Box<ServerError<AlreadyExists>>),\n\n    #[error(\"The caller does not have permission to execute the specified operation: {0}\")]\n    PermissionDenied(ServerError<()>),\n\n    #[error(\"Some resource has been exhausted: {0}\")]\n    ResourceExhausted(ServerError<()>),\n\n    #[error(\"The system is not in a state required for the operation's execution: {0}\")]","sourceCodeStart":54,"sourceCodeEnd":90,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/06200ef96ba82c5f6727e5038a83af8e722c6875/core/influxdb_iox_client/src/client/error.rs#L54-L90","documentation":"The `Error::InvalidArgument` variant, wrapping a boxed `ServerError<FieldViolation>`. It is raised when the server rejected the request because one or more request fields failed validation, mirroring gRPC's INVALID_ARGUMENT status with per-field violation details.","triggerScenarios":"Any client API call (e.g. creating a table, writing a namespace, issuing a query) where a field value is malformed: empty identifiers, invalid SQL, bad partition template, out-of-range field values — the server responds INVALID_ARGUMENT with FieldViolation entries.","commonSituations":"Typos in table or column names, empty strings where identifiers are required, invalid SQL passed to query APIs, requests built against a different API schema version than the server expects.","solutions":["Read the FieldViolation(s) in the wrapped payload — they name the offending field and its problem.","Fix the identified request field (name, format, or value) and re-issue the request.","Validate inputs client-side before sending (non-empty identifiers, valid SQL).","Confirm the request struct matches the server's expected proto/API version."],"exampleFix":"// before\nclient.create_table(\"\", partition_template).await?;\n// after\nlet name = \"my_table\";\nassert!(!name.is_empty(), \"table name must be non-empty\");\nclient.create_table(name, partition_template).await?;","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"fn validate_request(table: &str, sql: &str) -> Result<(), String> {\n    if table.is_empty() { return Err(\"table name must be non-empty\".into()); }\n    if sql.trim().is_empty() { return Err(\"sql must be non-empty\".into()); }\n    Ok(())\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match result {\n    Err(Error::InvalidArgument(se)) => {\n        for v in se.violations() { eprintln!(\"field {}: {}\", v.field, v.description); }\n    }\n    other => other?,\n}","preventionTips":["Validate identifiers and request fields client-side before every call.","Surface FieldViolation details to users instead of a generic failure message.","Pin client and server proto/API versions to avoid schema drift."],"tags":["grpc","validation","invalid-argument","influxdb"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-argument-value","analyzedSha":"06200ef96ba82c5f6727e5038a83af8e722c6875","analyzedAt":"2026-09-19T12:55:30.003Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-19T12:55:30.003Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}