bytedance/deer-flow · error · HTTPException

Channel provider is not configured

Error message

Channel provider is not configured

What it means

Error "Channel provider is not configured" thrown in bytedance/deer-flow.

Source

Thrown at backend/app/gateway/routers/channel_connections.py:634

@router.post("/{provider}/connect", response_model=ChannelConnectResponse)
async def connect_channel_provider(provider: str, request: Request) -> ChannelConnectResponse:
    config = await _get_channel_connections_config(request)
    channels_config = await _get_channels_config(request)
    if not config.enabled:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Channel connections are disabled")

    provider_config = _provider_config(config, provider)
    if provider_config.enabled and _runtime_channel_configured(provider, channels_config):
        await _ensure_runtime_channel_ready_if_available(provider, channels_config)

    status, unavailable_reason = _provider_status(config, channels_config, provider)
    if not status["enabled"]:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Channel provider is not enabled")
    if unavailable_reason:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=unavailable_reason)
    if not status["configured"]:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Channel provider is not configured")

    repo = _get_repository(request, config)
    code = await _create_state(
        repo,
        owner_user_id=_get_user_id(request),
        provider=provider,
    )
    return ChannelConnectResponse(
        provider=provider,
        mode=_PROVIDER_META[provider]["auth_mode"],
        url=_connect_url(config, provider, code),
        code=code,
        instruction=_connect_instruction(provider, code),
        expires_in=_STATE_TTL_SECONDS,
    )


@router.post("/{provider}/runtime-config", response_model=ChannelProviderResponse)

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Solutions

1. Add the provider's configuration block (tokens, app credentials, URLs) to config.yaml or the channel connection settings.
2. Restart the Gateway after updating the configuration.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at backend/app/gateway/routers/channel_connections.py:634 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of bytedance/deer-flow@1dd6ba1acb (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f202cf2944a58181. Report an issue: GitHub.