instructure/canvas-lms · error · GraphQL::ExecutionError

custom grade status not found

Error message

custom grade status not found

What it means

GraphQL::ExecutionError raised in the rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound branch of Mutations::DeleteCustomGradeStatus#resolve when CustomGradeStatus.active.find(input[:id]) finds no active record with that id (deleted, wrong id, or never existed).

Solutions

1. Check CustomGradeStatus.active.exists?(id) before calling the mutation
2. Handle the error gracefully in the client by refreshing the status list
3. Use find_by and skip deletion if already gone for idempotent flows
4. Verify the id format (relay vs legacy) matches the argument prepare function

Example fix

// before
// second click after delete
await deleteCustomGradeStatus({ id }) // 'custom grade status not found'
// after
if (statusList.some(s => s.id === id)) {
  await deleteCustomGradeStatus({ id })
}

if (!activeStatuses.some(s => s.id === id)) return // nothing to delete

try {
  await deleteCustomGradeStatus(id)
} catch (e) {
  if (/not found/.test(e.message)) removeFromLocalList(id) // already gone
}

When it happens

Trigger: Passing an id of a status that was already destroyed, is soft-deleted (excluded by .active), or does not exist.

Common situations: Double-clicking delete so the second call hits an already-deleted record; stale lists in the gradebook UI after another teacher deleted a status; test fixtures cleaned between runs.

Understand the failure class

Background: Record Not Found Errors: "not found", RecordNotFound, and "was not found" — what they mean and how to fix them — this error's family across 28 libraries.

Related errors

• Allocation rule not found
• Assignment not found
• assignment not found: #
• assignment not found
• custom gradebook statuses feature flag is disabled

AI-assisted analysis of instructure/canvas-lms@1c9f0bb801 (2026-09-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7310151ab663ea5e. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at app/graphql/mutations/delete_custom_grade_status.rb:44

      raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, "custom gradebook statuses feature flag is disabled" unless Account.site_admin.feature_enabled?(:custom_gradebook_statuses)

      custom_grade_status = CustomGradeStatus.active.find(input[:id])

      unless custom_grade_status.grants_right?(current_user, session, :delete)
        raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, I18n.t("Insufficient permissions")
      end

      context[:deleted_models] ||= {}
      context[:deleted_models][:custom_grade_status] = custom_grade_status
      custom_grade_status_id = custom_grade_status.id
      custom_grade_status.deleted_by = current_user
      custom_grade_status.destroy

      InstStatsd::Statsd.distributed_increment("custom_grade_status.graphql.delete")

      { custom_grade_status_id: }
    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
      raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, "custom grade status not found"
    end

    def self.custom_grade_status_id_log_entry(_entry, context)
      context[:deleted_models][:custom_grade_status]
    end
  end
end

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