{"id":"0f2d3421161323f6","repo":"labstack/echo","slug":"could-not-find-route-to-remove-by-given-path","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"could not find route to remove by given path","messagePattern":"could not find route to remove by given path","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"router.go","lineNumber":430,"sourceCode":"\t\t}\n\n\t\tnext := path[prefixLen]\n\t\tswitch next {\n\t\tcase paramLabel:\n\t\t\tcurrentNode = currentNode.paramChild\n\t\tcase anyLabel:\n\t\t\tcurrentNode = currentNode.anyChild\n\t\tdefault:\n\t\t\tcurrentNode = currentNode.findStaticChild(next)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif currentNode == nil {\n\t\t\tbreak\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\tif nodeToRemove == nil {\n\t\treturn errors.New(\"could not find route to remove by given path\")\n\t}\n\n\tif !nodeToRemove.isHandler {\n\t\treturn errors.New(\"could not find route to remove by given path\")\n\t}\n\n\tif mh := nodeToRemove.methods.find(method, false, false); mh == nil {\n\t\treturn errors.New(\"could not find route to remove by given path and method\")\n\t}\n\tnodeToRemove.setHandler(method, nil)\n\n\tvar rIndex int\n\tfor i, rr := range r.routes {\n\t\tif rr.Method == method && rr.Path == path {\n\t\t\trIndex = i\n\t\t\tbreak\n\t\t}\n\t}","sourceCodeStart":412,"sourceCodeEnd":448,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/labstack/echo/blob/05489dc1730161df26b72d1ae2a3ba6fb8178fc7/router.go#L412-L448","documentation":"Returned by DefaultRouter.Remove (router.go:429-431) when the radix-tree walk consumed the full requested path without finding any node whose originalPath equals it (nodeToRemove stayed nil). The path is not present in the tree at all.","triggerScenarios":"Calling Remove(\"GET\", \"/users\") when only `/users/:id` or `/user` is registered; missing leading slash; typo in the path.","commonSituations":"Typos, trailing-slash mismatch, removing a parametrized route by a concrete URL, or removing before registration.","solutions":["Pass the exact registered path template with a leading slash","List e.Routes() to confirm the path exists before removing","Confirm the route was registered against the same Echo/Router instance"],"exampleFix":"// before\n_ = e.Router().Remove(\"GET\", \"users\")\n// after\n_ = e.Router().Remove(\"GET\", \"/users\")","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"found := false\nfor _, r := range e.Routes() {\n    if r.Path == path { found = true; break }\n}\nif !found { return nil }\nreturn e.Router().Remove(method, path)","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := e.Router().Remove(method, path); err != nil {\n    log.Printf(\"remove failed: %v\", err)\n}","preventionTips":["Verify the path against e.Routes() before removing","Use the registered template, not a concrete URL"],"tags":["routing","lookup"],"analyzedSha":"05489dc1730161df26b72d1ae2a3ba6fb8178fc7","analyzedAt":"2026-08-04T21:32:47.783Z","schemaVersion":2}