{"record":{"id":"cbfc9f60c43a8325","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"found-forwardingrule-q-but-it-did-not-have-an-ip","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"found forwardingRule %q, but it did not have an IPAddress","messagePattern":"found forwardingRule %q, but it did not have an IPAddress","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/gce/gce_cloud.go","lineNumber":355,"sourceCode":"\t\t\tforwardingRules = nil\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error listing forwardingRules: %v\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\tclusterLabel := LabelForCluster(cluster.Name)\n\n\tfor _, forwardingRule := range forwardingRules {\n\t\tif !strings.HasPrefix(forwardingRule.Name, \"api-\") {\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif clusterLabel.Value != forwardingRule.Labels[clusterLabel.Key] {\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif forwardingRule.IPAddress == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"found forwardingRule %q, but it did not have an IPAddress\", forwardingRule.Name)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tinternalEndpoint := false\n\t\tswitch forwardingRule.LoadBalancingScheme {\n\t\tcase \"INTERNAL\", \"INTERNAL_MANAGED\", \"INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED\":\n\t\t\tinternalEndpoint = true\n\t\tcase \"EXTERNAL\", \"EXTERNAL_MANAGED\":\n\t\t\tinternalEndpoint = false\n\t\tdefault:\n\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"found forwardingRule %q, but it has unknown loadBalancingScheme=%q\", forwardingRule.Name, forwardingRule.LoadBalancingScheme)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tingresses = append(ingresses, fi.ApiIngressStatus{\n\t\t\tInternalEndpoint: internalEndpoint,\n\t\t\tIP:               forwardingRule.IPAddress,\n\t\t})\n\t}\n","sourceCodeStart":337,"sourceCodeEnd":373,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/gce/gce_cloud.go#L337-L373","documentation":"Malformed-API-object guard in GetApiIngressStatus: a forwarding rule matching the cluster's api- prefix and labels was found, but its IPAddress field is empty, so no ingress endpoint can be reported for the API LB.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/gce/gce_cloud.go:355 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check the forwarding rule in the GCP console for a resolved IP","Wait for the LB IP allocation and retry","Recreate the forwarding rule if it is stuck without an address"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T12:17:11.808Z"}