docker/cli · error

unexpected response from Hub: %s

Error message

unexpected response from Hub: %s

What it means

Error "unexpected response from Hub: %s" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at internal/oauth/api/api.go:245

func (API) GetAutoPAT(ctx context.Context, audience string, res TokenResponse) (string, error) {
	patURL := audience + "/v2/access-tokens/desktop-generate"
	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, patURL, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+res.AccessToken)
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	defer func() {
		_ = resp.Body.Close()
	}()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("unexpected response from Hub: %s", resp.Status)
	}

	var response patGenerateResponse
	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&response)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	return response.Data.Token, nil
}

type patGenerateResponse struct {
	Data struct {
		Token string `json:"token"`
	}
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/oauth/api/api.go:245 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/ce522d20b050acc2.json. Report an issue: GitHub.