docker/cli · error

config not found: %s

Error message

config not found: %s

What it means

Error "config not found: %s" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/service/parse.go:129

	}

	res, err := apiClient.ConfigList(ctx, client.ConfigListOptions{
		Filters: args,
	})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	foundConfigs := make(map[string]string)
	for _, config := range res.Items {
		foundConfigs[config.Spec.Annotations.Name] = config.ID
	}

	addedConfigs := make([]*swarm.ConfigReference, 0, len(configRefs))
	for _, ref := range configRefs {
		id, ok := foundConfigs[ref.ConfigName]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("config not found: %s", ref.ConfigName)
		}

		// set the id for the ref to properly assign in swarm
		// since swarm needs the ID instead of the name
		ref.ConfigID = id
		addedConfigs = append(addedConfigs, ref)
	}

	// unfortunately, because the key of configRefs and runtimeRefs is different
	// values that may collide, we can't just do some fancy trickery to
	// concat maps, we need to do two separate loops
	for _, ref := range runtimeRefs {
		id, ok := foundConfigs[ref.ConfigName]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("config not found: %s", ref.ConfigName)
		}

		ref.ConfigID = id

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/service/parse.go:129 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/b2ae10c4963b2294.json. Report an issue: GitHub.