chroma-core/chroma · error · ChromaAuthError

Tenant {user_provided_tenant} does not match {new_tenant} fr

Error message

Tenant {user_provided_tenant} does not match {new_tenant} from the server. Are you sure the tenant is correct?

What it means

Error "Tenant {user_provided_tenant} does not match {new_tenant} from the server. Are you sure the tenant is correct?" thrown in chroma-core/chroma.

Source

Thrown at chromadb/auth/utils/__init__.py:68

        new_database,
    ) = _singleton_tenant_database_if_applicable(
        user_identity=user_identity,
        overwrite_singleton_tenant_database_access_from_auth=overwrite_singleton_tenant_database_access_from_auth,
    )

    # The only error case is if the user provides a tenant and database that
    # don't match what we resolved from auth. This can incorrectly happen when
    # there is no auth provider set, but overwrite_singleton_tenant_database_access_from_auth
    # is set to True. In this case, we'll resolve tenant/database to the default
    # values, which might not match the provided values. Thus, it's important
    # to ensure that the flag is set to True only when there is an auth provider.
    if (
        user_provided_tenant
        and user_provided_tenant != DEFAULT_TENANT
        and new_tenant
        and new_tenant != user_provided_tenant
    ):
        raise ChromaAuthError(f"Tenant {user_provided_tenant} does not match {new_tenant} from the server. Are you sure the tenant is correct?")
    if (
        user_provided_database
        and user_provided_database != DEFAULT_DATABASE
        and new_database
        and new_database != user_provided_database
    ):
        raise ChromaAuthError(f"Database {user_provided_database} does not match {new_database} from the server. Are you sure the database is correct?")

    if (
        not user_provided_tenant or user_provided_tenant == DEFAULT_TENANT
    ) and new_tenant:
        user_provided_tenant = new_tenant
    if (
        not user_provided_database or user_provided_database == DEFAULT_DATABASE
    ) and new_database:
        user_provided_database = new_database

    return user_provided_tenant, user_provided_database

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at chromadb/auth/utils/__init__.py:68 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of chroma-core/chroma@aecdd12c8a (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d4f6e97896464c55. Report an issue: GitHub.