appsmithorg/appsmith · error · AppsmithPluginException

PE-GSH-5000

PE-GSH-5000

Error message

Missing a valid response object.

What it means

Thrown by RowsAppendMethod.transformExecutionResponse when the response argument is null after the Sheets API append call. Code PE-GSH-5000 maps to GSheetsPluginError.QUERY_EXECUTION_FAILED (HTTP 500, '{0}', category 'Query execution error', INTERNAL_ERROR). This is a server-side runtime condition, not a configuration error.

Source

Thrown at app/server/appsmith-plugins/googleSheetsPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/config/RowsAppendMethod.java:250

                    .map(row -> row.getAsSheetValues(
                            body1.get(0).getValueMap().keySet().toArray(new String[0])))
                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
        }
        final ValueRange valueRange = new ValueRange();
        valueRange.setMajorDimension("ROWS");
        valueRange.setRange(range);
        valueRange.setValues(collect);
        return webClient
                .method(HttpMethod.POST)
                .uri(uriBuilder.build(true).toUri())
                .body(BodyInserters.fromValue(valueRange));
    }

    @Override
    public JsonNode transformExecutionResponse(
            JsonNode response, MethodConfig methodConfig, Set<String> userAuthorizedSheetIds) {
        if (response == null) {
            throw new AppsmithPluginException(
                    GSheetsPluginError.QUERY_EXECUTION_FAILED, ErrorMessages.MISSING_VALID_RESPONSE_ERROR_MSG);
        }

        return this.objectMapper.valueToTree(Map.of("message", "Inserted row successfully!"));
    }

    private RowObject getRowObjectFromBody(JsonNode body) {

        if (body.isArray()) {
            throw new AppsmithPluginException(
                    AppsmithPluginError.PLUGIN_EXECUTE_ARGUMENT_ERROR, ErrorMessages.EXPECTED_ROW_OBJECT_MESSAGE);
        }

        if (body.isEmpty()) {
            throw new AppsmithPluginException(
                    AppsmithPluginError.PLUGIN_EXECUTE_ARGUMENT_ERROR, ErrorMessages.EMPTY_ROW_OBJECT_MESSAGE);
        }

View on GitHub (pinned to 8cd9021c24)

Solutions

1. Retry the query once — transient network/empty-response issues often clear.
2. Check Appsmith server logs for the underlying WebClient/Reactor error around the same timestamp.
3. Verify OAuth2 token validity and that the spreadsheet is reachable; re-authorize the datasource if expired.
4. If reproducible, report to Appsmith support with the query JSON and server logs.

// Wrap the query trigger and surface null-response failures clearly
try {
    pluginCommand.trigger();
} catch (AppsmithPluginException e) {
    if ("PE-GSH-5000".equals(e.getAppErrorCode())) {
        showToast("Sheets returned no response. Retry or re-authorize the datasource.");
    } else { throw e; }
}

When it happens

Trigger: The reactive pipeline delivers a null response to transformExecutionResponse — typically because the upstream exchange produced no body/entity or an intermediate operator returned null. The response == null guard fires MISSING_VALID_RESPONSE_ERROR_MSG.

Common situations: Network interruption mid-stream, a WebClient timeout that yielded a null entity, a Sheets API 204/empty body, or a plugin regression. Rare under normal operation.

Related errors

• PE-GSH-5000
• PE-GSH-5000
• PE-GSH-5000
• PE-PLG-5000
• PE-ARG-5000

AI-assisted analysis of appsmithorg/appsmith@8cd9021c24 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/18b07665c21c021d. Report an issue: GitHub.