{"record":{"id":"cbe3d981c952838f","repo":"openai/openai-python","slug":"expected-a-non-empty-value-for-conversation-id-b","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Expected a non-empty value for `conversation_id` but received {conversation_id!r}","messagePattern":"Expected a non-empty value for `conversation_id` but received (.+?)","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/openai/resources/conversations/conversations.py","lineNumber":137,"sourceCode":"        extra_headers: Headers | None = None,\n        extra_query: Query | None = None,\n        extra_body: Body | None = None,\n        timeout: float | httpx2.Timeout | None | NotGiven = not_given,\n    ) -> Conversation:\n        \"\"\"\n        Get a conversation\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 conversation_id:\n            raise ValueError(f\"Expected a non-empty value for `conversation_id` but received {conversation_id!r}\")\n        return self._get(\n            path_template(\"/conversations/{conversation_id}\", conversation_id=conversation_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={\"bearer_auth\": True},\n            ),\n            cast_to=Conversation,\n        )\n\n    def update(\n        self,\n        conversation_id: str,\n        *,\n        metadata: Optional[Metadata],\n        # Use the following arguments if you need to pass additional parameters to the API that aren't available via kwargs.","sourceCodeStart":119,"sourceCodeEnd":155,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/openai/openai-python/blob/9917c6e28e66e90e1227b3d223c06a8c5441515a/src/openai/resources/conversations/conversations.py#L119-L155","documentation":"The OpenAI SDK requires a non-empty `conversation_id` to build `/conversations/{conversation_id}`; client.conversations.retrieve raises ValueError client-side when the id is falsy, before any HTTP request.","triggerScenarios":"Calling conversations.retrieve('') or (None) — e.g. fetching a conversation referenced by an unset variable or a URL param that was omitted.","commonSituations":"Webhooks or deep links where the conversation id query param is optional; databases with nullable conversation id columns.","solutions":["Validate the conversation id is present and non-empty before retrieving","Make the id a required route/schema field","Log the offending value to find the upstream gap"],"exampleFix":"// before\nconv = client.conversations.retrieve(conv_id)\n// after\nif not conv_id:\n    raise ValueError(\"conversation_id is required\")\nconv = client.conversations.retrieve(conv_id)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if not conversation_id:\n    raise ValueError('conversation_id is required to retrieve a conversation')\nconv = client.conversations.retrieve(conversation_id)","typeGuard":"def valid_conversation_id(v: object) -> bool:\n    return isinstance(v, str) and bool(v.strip())","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    conv = client.conversations.retrieve(conversation_id)\nexcept ValueError as e:\n    if 'conversation_id' in str(e):\n        return {'error': str(e)}, 400\n    raise","preventionTips":["Make conversation id a required route parameter","Validate deep-link/webhook payloads before SDK calls","Log missing ids to trace upstream gaps"],"tags":["openai","python","validation","conversations","path-parameter"],"backgroundTag":"missing-required-parameter","analyzedSha":"9917c6e28e66e90e1227b3d223c06a8c5441515a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T11:46:34.183Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}