{"record":{"id":"f16057764c6fd739","repo":"microsoft/semantic-kernel","slug":"failed-to-create-openai-settings-f16057","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to create OpenAI settings.","messagePattern":"Failed to create OpenAI settings\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"ServiceInitializationError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"python/semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/open_ai/services/open_ai_text_to_audio.py","lineNumber":58,"sourceCode":"            org_id: The optional org ID to use. If provided will override,\n                the env vars or .env file value.\n            default_headers: The default headers mapping of string keys to\n                string values for HTTP requests. (Optional)\n            async_client: An existing client to use. (Optional)\n            env_file_path: Use the environment settings file as\n                a fallback to environment variables. (Optional)\n            env_file_encoding: The encoding of the environment settings file. (Optional)\n        \"\"\"\n        try:\n            openai_settings = OpenAISettings(\n                api_key=api_key,\n                org_id=org_id,\n                text_to_audio_model_id=ai_model_id,\n                env_file_path=env_file_path,\n                env_file_encoding=env_file_encoding,\n            )\n        except ValidationError as ex:\n            raise ServiceInitializationError(\"Failed to create OpenAI settings.\", ex) from ex\n        if not openai_settings.text_to_audio_model_id:\n            raise ServiceInitializationError(\"The OpenAI text to audio model ID is required.\")\n        super().__init__(\n            ai_model_id=openai_settings.text_to_audio_model_id,\n            api_key=openai_settings.api_key.get_secret_value() if openai_settings.api_key else None,\n            ai_model_type=OpenAIModelTypes.TEXT_TO_AUDIO,\n            org_id=openai_settings.org_id,\n            service_id=service_id,\n            default_headers=default_headers,\n            client=async_client,\n        )\n\n    @classmethod\n    def from_dict(cls: type[T_], settings: dict[str, Any]) -> T_:\n        \"\"\"Initialize an Open AI service from a dictionary of settings.\n\n        Args:\n            settings: A dictionary of settings for the service.","sourceCodeStart":40,"sourceCodeEnd":76,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/c028a0c7dc4f0814cdcbaba9d998f187a41197bf/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/open_ai/services/open_ai_text_to_audio.py#L40-L76","documentation":"Raised in OpenAITextToAudio.__init__ when the OpenAISettings pydantic model fails validation during construction. The original pydantic ValidationError is attached as __cause__ and contains the field-level details. Because every OpenAISettings field is Optional, this fires only on a genuine validation failure, not on a missing model id.","triggerScenarios":"Constructing OpenAITextToAudio with an argument pydantic rejects (bad type for api_key/org_id), or an env_file_path pointing to a .env whose values fail validation, or env var binding that KernelBaseSettings cannot coerce.","commonSituations":"Malformed .env file; secret injected in a non-string type; env_file_encoding mismatch; pydantic v2 stricter coercion rejecting a value that previously auto-coerced.","solutions":["Read the chained cause: except ServiceInitializationError as e: print(e.__cause__.errors())","Check the .env file for OPENAI_* entries with broken quoting or whitespace","Pass api_key as str and verify env_file_encoding matches the file","Reproduce by instantiating OpenAISettings(api_key=..., text_to_audio_model_id=...) in isolation"],"exampleFix":"# before\nservice = OpenAITextToAudio(env_file_path=\"broken.env\")\n# raises ServiceInitializationError: Failed to create OpenAI settings.\n\n# after\nservice = OpenAITextToAudio(ai_model_id=\"tts-1\", api_key=\"sk-...\")","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"from semantic_kernel.connectors.ai.open_ai.settings.open_ai_settings import OpenAISettings\n\ntry:\n    OpenAISettings(api_key=api_key, text_to_audio_model_id=ai_model_id)\nexcept Exception as e:\n    raise ValueError(f\"OpenAISettings invalid: {e}\") from e","typeGuard":"from pydantic import ValidationError\nfrom semantic_kernel.connectors.ai.open_ai.settings.open_ai_settings import OpenAISettings\n\n\ndef settings_are_valid(**kwargs) -> bool:\n    try:\n        OpenAISettings(**kwargs)\n        return True\n    except ValidationError:\n        return False","tryCatchPattern":"from semantic_kernel.exceptions.service_exceptions import ServiceInitializationError\n\ntry:\n    service = OpenAITextToAudio(api_key=api_key)\nexcept ServiceInitializationError as e:\n    fields = e.__cause__.errors() if e.__cause__ is not None else []\n    raise RuntimeError(f\"OpenAI settings invalid: {fields}\") from e","preventionTips":["Inspect e.__cause__.errors() to find the offending field","Validate the .env file syntax and encoding","Construct OpenAISettings alone first to surface the raw error"],"tags":["openai","configuration","pydantic","validation","python"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"c028a0c7dc4f0814cdcbaba9d998f187a41197bf","analyzedAt":"2026-08-13T13:48:05.040Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-13T14:17:21.547Z"}