appsmithorg/appsmith · error · AppsmithPluginException

PE-DSE-5003

PE-DSE-5003

Error message

messages are not provided in the configuration

What it means

VisionCommand.createMessages throws this when formData lacks the MESSAGES key — the vision analogue of ChatCommand:142. Uses PLUGIN_DATASOURCE_ARGUMENT_ERROR (PE-DSE-5003) because the configuration shape is invalid, not just an argument value.

Source

Thrown at app/server/appsmith-plugins/anthropicPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/commands/VisionCommand.java:102

                    AppsmithPluginError.PLUGIN_EXECUTE_ARGUMENT_ERROR,
                    String.format(STRING_APPENDER, EXECUTION_FAILURE, MODEL_NOT_SELECTED));
        }
        Float temperature = getTemperatureFromFormData(formData);
        anthropicRequestDTO.setTemperature(temperature);
        anthropicRequestDTO.setModel(model);

        anthropicRequestDTO.setMaxTokens(getMaxTokenFromFormData(formData));
        anthropicRequestDTO.setMessages(createMessages(formData));
        if (formData.containsKey(SYSTEM_PROMPT) && formData.get(SYSTEM_PROMPT) != null) {
            anthropicRequestDTO.setSystem(RequestUtils.extractDataFromFormData(formData, SYSTEM_PROMPT));
        }

        return anthropicRequestDTO;
    }

    private List<Message> createMessages(Map<String, Object> formData) {
        if (!formData.containsKey(MESSAGES)) {
            throw new AppsmithPluginException(
                    AppsmithPluginError.PLUGIN_DATASOURCE_ARGUMENT_ERROR,
                    "messages are not provided in the configuration");
        }
        List<Map<String, String>> messageMaps = getMessages((Map<String, Object>) formData.get(MESSAGES));
        if (messageMaps == null) {
            throw new AppsmithPluginException(
                    AppsmithPluginError.PLUGIN_DATASOURCE_ARGUMENT_ERROR,
                    "messages are not provided in the configuration correctly");
        }
        List<Message> messages = new ArrayList<>();
        for (Map<String, String> messageMap : messageMaps) {
            if (messageMap != null && messageMap.containsKey(ROLE) && messageMap.containsKey(CONTENT)) {
                Message message = new Message();
                String type = messageMap.get(TYPE);
                message.setRole(CommandUtils.getActualRoleValue(messageMap.get(ROLE)));
                if (TEXT.equals(type)) {
                    Message.TextContent textContent = new Message.TextContent();
                    textContent.setText(messageMap.get(CONTENT));

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Solutions

1. Add at least one message (text or image) to the Vision query.
2. Ensure formData contains the MESSAGES key before executing.
3. Re-save the action so the messages array persists.

Example fix

// before
formData.put("model", "claude-3-5-sonnet");
// after
formData.put("messages", Map.of("messagesList", List.of(Map.of("role","user","type","image","content","data:image/png;base64,iVBOR..."))));

if (!formData.containsKey(MESSAGES)) {
    return errorResult("Add at least one text or image message.");
}

boolean hasMessagesKey(Map<String, Object> formData) {
    return formData.containsKey(MESSAGES) && formData.get(MESSAGES) != null;
}

try {
    visionCommand.makeRequestBody(actionConfiguration);
} catch (AppsmithPluginException e) {
    if (e.getMessage().contains("messages are not provided")) {
        // prompt to add messages
    }
}

When it happens

Trigger: Vision query formData with no MESSAGES entry (e.g. only model set, no image/text message added).

Common situations: Messages section removed during editing; formData supplied without the messages key via API/import.

Related errors

• PE-DSE-5003
• PE-ARG-5000
• PE-ARG-5000
• PE-ARG-5000
• PE-ARG-5000

AI-assisted analysis of appsmithorg/appsmith@8cd9021c24 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bf7e50e12f566f7c. Report an issue: GitHub.