{"record":{"id":"c05408af63d2b5fc","repo":"openai/openai-python","slug":"expected-a-non-empty-value-for-user-id-but-recei","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Expected a non-empty value for `user_id` but received {user_id!r}","messagePattern":"Expected a non-empty value for `user_id` but received (.+?)","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/openai/resources/admin/organization/groups/users.py","lineNumber":114,"sourceCode":"        extra_body: Body | None = None,\n        timeout: float | httpx2.Timeout | None | NotGiven = not_given,\n    ) -> UserRetrieveResponse:\n        \"\"\"\n        Retrieves a user in a group.\n\n        Args:\n          extra_headers: Send extra headers\n\n          extra_query: Add additional query parameters to the request\n\n          extra_body: Add additional JSON properties to the request\n\n          timeout: Override the client-level default timeout for this request, in seconds\n        \"\"\"\n        if not group_id:\n            raise ValueError(f\"Expected a non-empty value for `group_id` but received {group_id!r}\")\n        if not user_id:\n            raise ValueError(f\"Expected a non-empty value for `user_id` but received {user_id!r}\")\n        return self._get(\n            path_template(\"/organization/groups/{group_id}/users/{user_id}\", group_id=group_id, user_id=user_id),\n            options=make_request_options(\n                extra_headers=extra_headers,\n                extra_query=extra_query,\n                extra_body=extra_body,\n                timeout=timeout,\n                security={\"admin_api_key_auth\": True},\n            ),\n            cast_to=UserRetrieveResponse,\n        )\n\n    def list(\n        self,\n        group_id: str,\n        *,\n        after: str | Omit = omit,\n        limit: int | Omit = omit,","sourceCodeStart":96,"sourceCodeEnd":132,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/openai/openai-python/blob/9917c6e28e66e90e1227b3d223c06a8c5441515a/src/openai/resources/admin/organization/groups/users.py#L96-L132","documentation":"The Admin API group-users retrieve method requires `user_id` as a path parameter. The SDK validates it is non-empty before building the request URL and raises ValueError if it is None, empty, or whitespace. This prevents malformed requests to /organization/groups/{group_id}/users/.","triggerScenarios":"Calling client.admin.organization.groups.users.retrieve(group_id='group_123', user_id='') or user_id=None on the sync resource at src/openai/resources/admin/organization/groups/users.py:114.","commonSituations":"Passing a user object instead of its id attribute (user instead of user.id); a loop where a user record lacks an ID; copying example code without filling in the placeholder; typo'd keyword argument silently leaving user_id unset.","solutions":["Pass the string user ID (e.g. 'user-abc123'), not a User object","If you have a user object, use its .id attribute","Check the value is set before the call: if not user_id: raise ...","Add a quick repr() log of the argument when debugging"],"exampleFix":"# before\nclient.admin.organization.groups.users.retrieve(group_id=group_id, user_id=user)\n\n# after\nclient.admin.organization.groups.users.retrieve(group_id=group_id, user_id=user.id)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if not isinstance(user_id, str) or not user_id.strip():\n    raise ValueError(f\"user_id must be a non-empty string, got {user_id!r}\")","typeGuard":"def is_valid_user_id(value: object) -> bool:\n    return isinstance(value, str) and bool(value.strip())","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    user = client.admin.organization.groups.users.retrieve(group_id=group_id, user_id=user_id)\nexcept ValueError:\n    logger.exception(\"missing user_id; check the caller passed user.id\")\n    raise","preventionTips":["Pass user.id, never the user object","Use type hints (user_id: str) so IDEs flag object arguments","Add unit tests covering empty-ID inputs"],"tags":["openai","admin-api","validation","path-parameter","valueerror"],"backgroundTag":"missing-required-parameter","analyzedSha":"9917c6e28e66e90e1227b3d223c06a8c5441515a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T11:46:34.183Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}