docker/cli · error

failed to get tokens: %w

Error message

failed to get tokens: %w

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at internal/oauth/api/api.go:172

	}
	t.Reset(d)
}

// getDeviceToken calls the token endpoint of Auth0 and returns the response.
func (a API) getDeviceToken(ctx context.Context, state State) (TokenResponse, error) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 1*time.Minute)
	defer cancel()

	data := url.Values{
		"client_id":   {a.ClientID},
		"grant_type":  {"urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:device_code"},
		"device_code": {state.DeviceCode},
	}
	oauthTokenURL := a.TenantURL + "/oauth/token"

	resp, err := postForm(ctx, oauthTokenURL, strings.NewReader(data.Encode()))
	if err != nil {
		return TokenResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get tokens: %w", err)
	}
	defer func() {
		_ = resp.Body.Close()
	}()

	// this endpoint returns a 403 with an `authorization_pending` error until the
	// user has authenticated, so we don't check the status code here and instead
	// decode the response and check for the error.
	var res TokenResponse
	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&res)
	if err != nil {
		return res, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode response: %w", err)
	}

	return res, nil
}

// RevokeToken revokes a refresh token with the tenant so that it can no longer

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/oauth/api/api.go:172 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/18af662c1a1a4a0c.json. Report an issue: GitHub.