argoproj/argo-workflows · error

failed to suspend %s: %w

Error message

failed to suspend %s: %w

What it means

The 'argo suspend' command wraps any error returned by the SuspendWorkflow gRPC call for each named workflow. It fires when suspending one of the listed workflows fails — typically because the workflow does not exist, is already in a terminal phase (completed/failed), or the caller lacks RBAC permission — with the workflow name and underlying cause included.

Source

Thrown at cmd/argo/commands/suspend.go:37

# Suspend the latest workflow:
  argo suspend @latest
`,
		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			ctx := cmd.Context()
			ctx, apiClient, err := client.NewAPIClient(ctx)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			serviceClient := apiClient.NewWorkflowServiceClient(ctx)
			namespace := client.Namespace(ctx)
			for _, wfName := range args {
				_, err := serviceClient.SuspendWorkflow(ctx, &workflowpkg.WorkflowSuspendRequest{
					Name:      wfName,
					Namespace: namespace,
				})
				if err != nil {
					return fmt.Errorf("failed to suspend %s: %w", wfName, err)
				}
				fmt.Printf("workflow %s suspended\n", wfName)
			}
			return nil
		},
	}
	return command
}

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Solutions

1. Check the workflow name and namespace
2. Verify RBAC allows patching workflows for suspension

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/argo/commands/suspend.go:37 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of argoproj/argo-workflows@35bff19146 (2026-09-03). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a9261a5fa54def64. Report an issue: GitHub.