docker/cli · error

failed to get device code: %w

Error message

failed to get device code: %w

What it means

Error "failed to get device code: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at internal/oauth/api/api.go:78

	}

	deviceCodeURL := a.TenantURL + "/oauth/device/code"
	resp, err := postForm(ctx, deviceCodeURL, strings.NewReader(data.Encode()))
	if err != nil {
		return State{}, err
	}
	defer func() {
		_ = resp.Body.Close()
	}()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return State{}, tryDecodeOAuthError(resp)
	}

	var state State
	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&state)
	if err != nil {
		return state, fmt.Errorf("failed to get device code: %w", err)
	}

	return state, nil
}

func tryDecodeOAuthError(resp *http.Response) error {
	var body map[string]any
	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&body); err == nil {
		if errorDescription, ok := body["error_description"].(string); ok {
			return errors.New(errorDescription)
		}
	}
	return errors.New("unexpected response from tenant: " + resp.Status)
}

// WaitForDeviceToken polls the tenant to get access/refresh tokens for the user.
// This should be called after GetDeviceCode, and will block until the user has
// authenticated or we have reached the time limit for authenticating (based on

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/oauth/api/api.go:78 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/13c753456123c63d.json. Report an issue: GitHub.