{"record":{"id":"c8bf6189840c67bc","repo":"hashicorp/terraform","slug":"failed-to-parse-unlock-address-url-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to parse unlock_address URL: %s","messagePattern":"failed to parse unlock_address URL: (.+?)","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"internal/backend/remote-state/http/backend.go","lineNumber":173,"sourceCode":"\t\t}\n\t\tif lockURL.Scheme != \"http\" && lockURL.Scheme != \"https\" {\n\t\t\treturn backendbase.ErrorAsDiagnostics(\n\t\t\t\tfmt.Errorf(\"lock_address must be HTTP or HTTPS\"),\n\t\t\t)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\tlockMethod := backendbase.GetAttrEnvDefaultFallback(\n\t\tconfigVal, \"lock_method\",\n\t\t\"TF_HTTP_LOCK_METHOD\", cty.StringVal(\"LOCK\"),\n\t).AsString()\n\n\tvar unlockURL *url.URL\n\tif v := backendbase.GetAttrEnvDefault(configVal, \"unlock_address\", \"TF_HTTP_UNLOCK_ADDRESS\"); !v.IsNull() {\n\t\tvar err error\n\t\tunlockURL, err = url.Parse(v.AsString())\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn backendbase.ErrorAsDiagnostics(\n\t\t\t\tfmt.Errorf(\"failed to parse unlock_address URL: %s\", err),\n\t\t\t)\n\t\t}\n\t\tif unlockURL.Scheme != \"http\" && unlockURL.Scheme != \"https\" {\n\t\t\treturn backendbase.ErrorAsDiagnostics(\n\t\t\t\tfmt.Errorf(\"unlock_address must be HTTP or HTTPS\"),\n\t\t\t)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\tunlockMethod := backendbase.GetAttrEnvDefaultFallback(\n\t\tconfigVal, \"unlock_method\",\n\t\t\"TF_HTTP_UNLOCK_METHOD\", cty.StringVal(\"UNLOCK\"),\n\t).AsString()\n\n\tretryMax, err := backendbase.IntValue(\n\t\tbackendbase.GetAttrEnvDefaultFallback(\n\t\t\tconfigVal, \"retry_max\",\n\t\t\t\"TF_HTTP_RETRY_MAX\", cty.NumberIntVal(2),\n\t\t),","sourceCodeStart":155,"sourceCodeEnd":191,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/d32a084675427f5ac3f7d2868578ef8b2c1dc525/internal/backend/remote-state/http/backend.go#L155-L191","documentation":"url.Parse returned an error for the unlock_address value (attribute or TF_HTTP_UNLOCK_ADDRESS). The string is malformed: control characters, raw spaces, invalid percent-encoding, or unbalanced brackets. unlock_address is optional and only validated when non-null.","triggerScenarios":"unlock_address contains raw spaces/control characters, an invalid '%' escape, or a stray newline; copy-paste across systems introduced invisible characters.","commonSituations":"unlock_address templated without encoding; env var carrying trailing whitespace; mixed encoding between lock_address and unlock_address.","solutions":["Percent-encode spaces/special characters in unlock_address.","Ensure the value is a single line with no control characters.","Use an absolute http(s) URL with the same shape as lock_address.","Validate with: printf '%s' \"$TF_HTTP_UNLOCK_ADDRESS\" | grep -P '[\\x00-\\x1f]'."],"exampleFix":"// before\nunlock_address = \"https://state.example.com/unlock?id=1 2\"\n// after\nunlock_address = \"https://state.example.com/unlock?id=1%202\"","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"# Pre-flight: validate unlock_address\nif [ -n \"$TF_HTTP_UNLOCK_ADDRESS\" ]; then\n  printf '%s' \"$TF_HTTP_UNLOCK_ADDRESS\" | grep -P '[\\x00-\\x1f]' && { echo 'control chars in unlock_address'; exit 1; }\n  case \"$TF_HTTP_UNLOCK_ADDRESS\" in http://*|https://*) ;; *) echo 'unlock_address missing http(s) scheme'; exit 1;; esac\nfi","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Mirror unlock_address encoding and scheme off lock_address.","Percent-encode dynamic segments.","Pre-flight check for stray control characters."],"tags":["config","url-validation","http-backend","unlock"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"d32a084675427f5ac3f7d2868578ef8b2c1dc525","analyzedAt":"2026-08-11T18:43:52.779Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}