cli/cli · error

invalid URL: %q

Error message

invalid URL: %q

What it means

Error "invalid URL: %q" thrown in cli/cli.

Source

Thrown at pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go:308

			err := api.ProjectsV2ItemsForPullRequest(apiClient, f.baseRefRepo, pr)
			if err != nil && !api.ProjectsV2IgnorableError(err) {
				return err
			}
			return nil
		})
	}

	return pr, f.baseRefRepo, g.Wait()
}

var pullURLRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/pull/(\d+)(.*$)`)

// ParseURL parses a pull request URL and returns the repository, pull request
// number, and any tailing path components. If there is no error, the returned
// repo is not nil and will have non-empty hostname.
func ParseURL(prURL string) (ghrepo.Interface, int, string, error) {
	if prURL == "" {
		return nil, 0, "", fmt.Errorf("invalid URL: %q", prURL)
	}

	u, err := url.Parse(prURL)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, 0, "", err
	}

	if u.Scheme != "https" && u.Scheme != "http" {
		return nil, 0, "", fmt.Errorf("invalid scheme: %s", u.Scheme)
	}

	m := pullURLRE.FindStringSubmatch(u.Path)
	if m == nil {
		return nil, 0, "", fmt.Errorf("not a pull request URL: %s", prURL)
	}

	repo := ghrepo.NewWithHost(m[1], m[2], u.Hostname())
	prNumber, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[3])

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Solutions

1. Pass a valid pull request URL, or use a PR number or branch name instead.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go:308 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of cli/cli@0eeec0b92e (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c96c55977af9f796. Report an issue: GitHub.