{"record":{"id":"de36d1b4be173bf4","repo":"firecrawl/firecrawl","slug":"failed-to-map-url-error-response-de36d1","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to map URL. Error: {response}","messagePattern":"Failed to map URL\\. Error: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Exception","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/v1/client.py","lineNumber":4444,"sourceCode":"        final_params = V1MapParams(**map_params)\n        params_dict = final_params.dict(by_alias=True, exclude_none=True)\n        params_dict['url'] = url\n        params_dict['origin'] = f\"python-sdk@{version}\"\n\n        # Make request\n        endpoint = f'/v1/map'\n        response = await self._async_post_request(\n            f'{self.api_url}{endpoint}',\n            params_dict,\n            headers={\"Authorization\": f\"Bearer {self.api_key}\"}\n        )\n\n        if response.get('success') and 'links' in response:\n            return V1MapResponse(**response)\n        elif 'error' in response:\n            raise Exception(f'Failed to map URL. Error: {response[\"error\"]}')\n        else:\n            raise Exception(f'Failed to map URL. Error: {response}')\n\n    async def extract(\n            self,\n            urls: Optional[List[str]] = None,\n            *,\n            prompt: Optional[str] = None,\n            schema: Optional[Any] = None,\n            system_prompt: Optional[str] = None,\n            allow_external_links: Optional[bool] = False,\n            enable_web_search: Optional[bool] = False,\n            show_sources: Optional[bool] = False,\n            agent: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> V1ExtractResponse[Any]:\n            \n        \"\"\"\n        Asynchronously extract structured information from URLs.\n\n        .. deprecated::\n            The extract endpoint is in maintenance mode and its use is discouraged.","sourceCodeStart":4426,"sourceCodeEnd":4462,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl/blob/656bffcc2883f1af5befe38766b1ff5f0469993a/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/v1/client.py#L4426-L4462","documentation":"Raised by async map_url in the fall-through else branch — the response had neither success+links nor an 'error' field. The entire response dict is interpolated, often producing an opaque repr. Indicates an unexpected response shape rather than a documented failure.","triggerScenarios":"Server returned an undocumented JSON variant, a maintenance payload, or a version-mismatch response the SDK does not model. The lack of 'error' key means the SDK has no specific message to surface.","commonSituations":"SDK version out of sync with server, a proxy rewriting responses, or a server bug producing a non-standard body.","solutions":["Upgrade the python-sdk to match your Firecrawl server version.","Log the full response object to identify the unexpected shape.","If self-hosted, align server and SDK releases."],"exampleFix":"// before\nlinks = await app.map_url(url)\n// after\n# align versions and log raw response\nraw = await app._async_post_request(f'{app.api_url}/v1/map', params, {'Authorization': f'Bearer {app.api_key}'})\nlogger.debug('map raw: %s', raw)","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"null","typeGuard":"null","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    links = await app.map_url(url)\nexcept Exception as e:\n    log.error('unexpected map response: %s', e)\n    # align SDK/server versions, then retry\n    raise","preventionTips":["Keep SDK and Firecrawl server versions aligned.","Log the full response when this fall-through branch fires.","Pin SDK versions to avoid silent drift."],"tags":["map","async","unexpected-response","version-mismatch","python-sdk"],"analyzedSha":"656bffcc2883f1af5befe38766b1ff5f0469993a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-12T01:18:00.488Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-12T06:17:24.410Z"}