crowdsecurity/crowdsec · error

unable to query

Error message

unable to query

What it means

Sentinel database.QueryFail: wrapping error indicating a query/list operation failed — e.g. an invalid 'limit' query parameter or an ent query error during alert pagination. The wrapped error has driver detail.

Source

Thrown at pkg/database/errors.go:10

package database

import "errors"

var (
	UserExists        = errors.New("user already exist")
	UserNotExists     = errors.New("user doesn't exist")
	HashError         = errors.New("unable to hash")
	InsertFail        = errors.New("unable to insert row")
	QueryFail         = errors.New("unable to query")
	UpdateFail        = errors.New("unable to update")
	DeleteFail        = errors.New("unable to delete")
	ItemNotFound      = errors.New("object not found")
	ParseTimeFail     = errors.New("unable to parse time")
	ParseDurationFail = errors.New("unable to parse duration")
	MarshalFail       = errors.New("unable to serialize")
	BulkError         = errors.New("unable to insert bulk")
	ParseType         = errors.New("unable to parse type")
	InvalidIPOrRange  = errors.New("invalid ip address / range")
	InvalidFilter     = errors.New("invalid filter")
)

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Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped error for the failing parameter or SQL cause
2. Validate pagination parameters (limit/offset must be integers) before calling the alerts API

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/database/errors.go:10 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of crowdsecurity/crowdsec@909b515798 (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/43101ba9121f681c. Report an issue: GitHub.