firecrawl/firecrawl · error · ValueError

Limit must be positive

Error message

Limit must be positive

What it means

Error "Limit must be positive" thrown in firecrawl/firecrawl.

Source

Thrown at apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/v2/methods/crawl.py:31

from ..utils import HttpClient, handle_response_error, validate_scrape_options, prepare_scrape_options
from ..utils.normalize import normalize_document_input


def _validate_crawl_request(request: CrawlRequest) -> None:
    """
    Validate crawl request parameters.
    
    Args:
        request: CrawlRequest to validate
        
    Raises:
        ValueError: If request is invalid
    """
    if not request.url or not request.url.strip():
        raise ValueError("URL cannot be empty")
    
    if request.limit is not None and request.limit <= 0:
        raise ValueError("Limit must be positive")
    
    # Validate scrape_options (if provided)
    if request.scrape_options is not None:
        validate_scrape_options(request.scrape_options)


def _prepare_crawl_request(request: CrawlRequest) -> dict:
    """
    Prepare crawl request for API submission.
    
    Args:
        request: CrawlRequest to prepare
        
    Returns:
        Dictionary ready for API submission
    """
    # Validate request
    _validate_crawl_request(request)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/v2/methods/crawl.py:31 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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