jackwener/OpenCLI · error · CommandExecutionError

HTTP ${probe.httpStatus} from auth_data

Error message

HTTP ${probe.httpStatus} from auth_data

What it means

The in-page probe POSTs to /cgi-bin/mmfinderassistant-bin/auth/auth_data with credentials included. If the HTTP response status is not ok (2xx), the probe returns kind:'http' and this CommandExecutionError surfaces the status code — the request itself failed at the transport/HTTP layer rather than returning an auth payload.

Source

Thrown at clis/wechat-channels/auth.js:43

      });
      if (!r.ok) return { kind: 'http', httpStatus: r.status };
      const d = await r.json();
      if (!d || d.base_resp?.ret !== 0) {
        return { kind: 'auth', detail: 'WeChat Channels auth_data base_resp.ret=' + String(d?.base_resp?.ret) };
      }
      const fu = d.data?.finder_user || d.finder_user || {};
      const userId = String(fu.uniq_id || fu.username || '');
      const name = String(fu.nickname || fu.name || '');
      if (!userId && !name) {
        return { kind: 'auth', detail: 'WeChat Channels auth_data 200 but finder_user empty' };
      }
      return { ok: true, user_id: userId, name };
    } catch (e) {
      return { kind: 'exception', detail: String(e && e.message || e) };
    }
  })()`);
  if (probe?.kind === 'auth') throw new AuthRequiredError('channels.weixin.qq.com', probe.detail);
  if (probe?.kind === 'http') throw new CommandExecutionError(`HTTP ${probe.httpStatus} from auth_data`);
  if (probe?.kind === 'exception') throw new CommandExecutionError(`WeChat Channels whoami failed: ${probe.detail}`);
  if (!probe?.ok) throw new CommandExecutionError(`Unexpected WeChat Channels probe: ${JSON.stringify(probe)}`);
  return { user_id: probe.user_id, name: probe.name };
}

registerSiteAuthCommands({
  site: 'wechat-channels',
  domain: 'channels.weixin.qq.com',
  loginUrl: 'https://channels.weixin.qq.com/login.html?from=assistant',
  columns: ['user_id', 'name'],
  quickCheck: hasWechatChannelsSessionCookie,
  verify: verifyWechatChannelsIdentity,
  poll: async (page) => {
    if (!await hasWechatChannelsSessionCookie(page)) {
      throw new AuthRequiredError('channels.weixin.qq.com', 'Waiting for WeChat Channels sessionid cookie');
    }
    return verifyWechatChannelsIdentity(page);
  },

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Solutions

1. Note the status: 401/403 → re-login via login.html QR flow; 429 → wait and back off; 5xx → retry later.
2. Retry after a delay — transient 5xx/429 usually resolves.
3. Re-login to refresh the session if 401/403 persists.
4. Reduce call frequency to avoid rate limits / risk control.
5. Check network path (proxy/VPN) isn't intercepting channels.weixin.qq.com.

Example fix

// before
wechat-channels whoami   # HTTP 429 from auth_data
// after
sleep 60 && wechat-channels whoami   # back off, then retry
// for 401/403: wechat-channels login first

// Parse the status from the message and branch
const m = /HTTP (\d+) from auth_data/.exec(e.message);
if (m) {
  const status = Number(m[1]);
  if (status === 401 || status === 403) await runLoginFlow();
  else if (status === 429 || status >= 500) await sleep(60000);
}

try {
  await verifyWechatChannelsIdentity(page);
} catch (e) {
  if (/HTTP 5\d\d|HTTP 429/.test(e.message)) {
    await sleep(backoff); return verifyWechatChannelsIdentity(page); // retry with backoff
  }
  if (/HTTP 40[13]/.test(e.message)) { await runLoginFlow(); return verifyWechatChannelsIdentity(page); }
  throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Server returns 4xx/5xx from auth_data: session rejected with 401/403, rate limiting 429, server error 5xx, maintenance window, or a proxy/firewall altering the response.

Common situations: Transient WeChat server errors or maintenance; IP rate-limited due to frequent scripted calls; corporate proxy intercepting the request; account risk-control blocking API access.

Understand the failure class

Background: "API error: {status}" and "HTTP 401/403/404/429/5xx" errors: non-2xx HTTP responses explained — this error's family across 27 libraries.

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