glanceapp/glance · warning

no releases found for repository %s

Error message

no releases found for repository %s

What it means

Returned by fetchLatestGithubRelease (internal/glance/widget-releases.go:245) when GitHub's /repos/{repo}/releases endpoint returns an empty array. This path is only taken when IncludePreleases is true (show-pre-releases option): the code fetches the full release list and errors if it has zero entries. Note the /releases/latest variant (no pre-releases) surfaces as a decode/404 error instead, and GitHub's releases API never returns tag-only releases — they must be published as GitHub Releases.

Source

Thrown at internal/glance/widget-releases.go:245

	if request.token != nil {
		httpRequest.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer "+(*request.token))
	}

	var response githubReleaseResponseJson

	if !request.IncludePreleases {
		response, err = decodeJsonFromRequest[githubReleaseResponseJson](defaultHTTPClient, httpRequest)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	} else {
		responses, err := decodeJsonFromRequest[[]githubReleaseResponseJson](defaultHTTPClient, httpRequest)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		if len(responses) == 0 {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no releases found for repository %s", request.Repository)
		}

		response = responses[0]
	}

	return &appRelease{
		Source:       releaseSourceGithub,
		Name:         request.Repository,
		Version:      normalizeVersionFormat(response.TagName),
		NotesUrl:     response.HtmlUrl,
		TimeReleased: parseRFC3339Time(response.PublishedAt),
		Downvotes:    response.Reactions.Downvotes,
	}, nil
}

type dockerHubRepositoryTagsResponse struct {
	Results []dockerHubRepositoryTagResponse `json:"results"`
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 91324e8de7)

Solutions

1. Confirm the repository actually has published (non-draft) GitHub Releases at github.com/{owner}/{repo}/releases
2. If the project only tags, there is no release to show — remove it from the widget or ask upstream to publish releases
3. For private repos, provide a token with repo read access via the token: option
4. Double-check owner/name spelling — a wrong name usually 404s earlier, but a same-named empty repo hits this

// Pre-check that a repo has published releases (unauthenticated)
resp, _ := http.Get("https://api.github.com/repos/" + repo + "/releases")
// empty array => will hit "no releases found"

if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no releases found for repository") {
    // repo publishes tags only; drop it or accept the gap
}

When it happens

Trigger: GET https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases returns [] — the repository publishes tags but no GitHub Releases, all releases are drafts (invisible to the API), the repo is a private repo and the token lacks access (404 path can also decode to empty), or the repo genuinely has never cut a release.

Common situations: Tracking a project that uses plain git tags without GitHub Releases; all releases still marked draft; expecting pre-release listing for a repo whose only release is a draft/prerelease filtered by permissions; misspelled repo name on a fork without releases.

Related errors

• %w: could not get %d releases
• no tags found for repository: %s
• repository is required
• invalid source
• could not umarshal repository into string or struct: %v

AI-assisted analysis of glanceapp/glance@91324e8de7 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bcf8850660f7f366. Report an issue: GitHub.