jackwener/OpenCLI · error · AuthRequiredError

Log into Midjourney in Chrome, then retry.

Error message

Log into Midjourney in Chrome, then retry.

What it means

midjourneyJson wraps all HTTP errors; when the error message matches /HTTP\s+(401|403)|unauthorized|login|sign in/i it raises AuthRequiredError instead of a generic CommandExecutionError. It signals the Midjourney cookies in Chrome are missing or expired and the request was not authenticated. The user must log in interactively.

Source

Thrown at clis/midjourney/utils.js:282

  if (!raw) throw new ArgumentError('--output cannot be empty');
  const expanded = raw === '~' ? os.homedir() : raw.startsWith('~/') ? path.join(os.homedir(), raw.slice(2)) : raw;
  return path.resolve(expanded);
}

function errorMessage(error) {
  return error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
}

async function midjourneyJson(page, endpoint, options = {}) {
  try {
    return await page.fetchJson(endpoint, {
      ...options,
      headers: { ...CSRF_HEADERS, ...(options.headers || {}) },
    });
  } catch (error) {
    const message = errorMessage(error);
    if (/HTTP\s+(401|403)|unauthori[sz]ed|login|sign in/i.test(message)) {
      throw new AuthRequiredError(MIDJOURNEY_DOMAIN, 'Log into Midjourney in Chrome, then retry.');
    }
    throw new CommandExecutionError(`Midjourney API request failed: ${message}`);
  }
}

export async function getMidjourneyAccount(page) {
  const account = await midjourneyJson(page, '/api/subscriptions-check');
  if (!account || typeof account !== 'object' || Array.isArray(account)) {
    throw new CommandExecutionError('Midjourney subscription endpoint returned a malformed payload');
  }
  if (!account.user_id) {
    throw new AuthRequiredError(MIDJOURNEY_DOMAIN, 'Log into Midjourney in Chrome, then retry.');
  }
  return account;
}

export function assertGenerationEntitlement(account) {
  if (account.status !== 'active' || !account.plan?.type) {

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Solutions

1. Open Chrome, log into midjourney.com, verify the dashboard loads, then rerun the command.
2. Confirm the CLI is pointed at the same Chrome profile that holds the session.
3. Clear stale cookies for midjourney.com and log in again if a corrupted session persists.
4. Disable conflicting VPN/proxy that may invalidate the session, then re-authenticate.

Example fix

// before
await midjourneyJson(page, '/api/subscriptions-check'); // throws AuthRequiredError
// after
const account = await getMidjourneyAccount(page).catch(async (e) => {
  if (e instanceof AuthRequiredError) { await interactiveLogin(page); return getMidjourneyAccount(page); }
  throw e;
});

function isAuthRequiredError(err) {
  return err != null && typeof err === 'object' &&
    (/HTTP\s+(401|403)|unauthori[sz]ed|login|sign in/i.test(String(err.message)) || err.constructor?.name === 'AuthRequiredError');
}

try {
  const account = await midjourneyJson(page, '/api/subscriptions-check');
} catch (err) {
  if (isAuthRequiredError(err)) {
    console.error('Session expired. Open Chrome, log into midjourney.com, then retry.');
    process.exitCode = 2; // distinct code for auth failures
  } else throw err;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Any midjourneyJson call (account, payload, history) whose underlying request fails with HTTP 401/403 or an error message mentioning login/sign-in/unauthorized.

Common situations: Midjourney session cookie expired after weeks of inactivity, using a fresh Chrome profile that never logged in, VPN/IP change invalidating the session, or Midjourney rotating CSRF/session requirements.

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