jackwener/OpenCLI · warning · AuthRequiredError

Waiting for Pixiv PHPSESSID cookie

Error message

Waiting for Pixiv PHPSESSID cookie

What it means

This AuthRequiredError is thrown by the pixiv auth poll handler in clis/pixiv/auth.js:60 while waiting for the user to complete the browser login flow. Pixiv only sets a logged-in PHPSESSID cookie whose value is '<numericUserId>_<hash>'; an anonymous session has a bare hash. The poll checks for a cookie matching /^\d+_/ on https://www.pixiv.net, and throws until the user finishes signing in, so the CLI can keep polling instead of proceeding unauthenticated.

Source

Thrown at clis/pixiv/auth.js:60

    }
  })()`);
  if (probe?.kind === 'auth') throw new AuthRequiredError('pixiv.net', probe.detail);
  if (probe?.kind === 'http') throw new CommandExecutionError(`HTTP ${probe.httpStatus} from Pixiv ajax`);
  if (probe?.kind === 'exception') throw new CommandExecutionError(`Pixiv whoami failed: ${probe.detail}`);
  if (!probe?.ok) throw new CommandExecutionError(`Unexpected Pixiv probe: ${JSON.stringify(probe)}`);
  return { user_id: probe.user_id, name: probe.name };
}

registerSiteAuthCommands({
  site: 'pixiv',
  domain: 'pixiv.net',
  loginUrl: 'https://accounts.pixiv.net/login',
  columns: ['user_id', 'name'],
  quickCheck: hasPixivSessionCookie,
  verify: verifyPixivIdentity,
  poll: async (page) => {
    if (!await hasPixivSessionCookie(page)) {
      throw new AuthRequiredError('pixiv.net', 'Waiting for Pixiv PHPSESSID cookie');
    }
    return verifyPixivIdentity(page);
  },
});

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Solutions

1. Complete the login in the opened browser window at https://accounts.pixiv.net/login with your Pixiv credentials
2. Wait and let the poll retry — the error clears once a logged-in PHPSESSID (<uid>_<hash>) is set
3. Clear cookies for pixiv.net and restart the auth flow if you logged in but still see this (stale anonymous session)
4. Check the browser profile is not blocking or discarding cookies for accounts.pixiv.net and www.pixiv.net
5. Re-run the pixiv auth command if your session expired

const cookies = await page.getCookies({ url: 'https://www.pixiv.net' });
const loggedIn = cookies.some(c => c.name === 'PHPSESSID' && /^\d+_/.test(c.value || ''));
if (!loggedIn) {
  console.log('Open the browser and finish the Pixiv login before continuing.');
}

function hasPixivSession(cookies) {
  return Array.isArray(cookies) && cookies.some(
    c => c && c.name === 'PHPSESSID' && /^\d+_[A-Za-z0-9]+$/.test(String(c.value || ''))
  );
}

try {
  await poll(page);
} catch (e) {
  if (e instanceof AuthRequiredError && e.message.includes('PHPSESSID')) {
    // Prompt the user to complete login in the browser, then retry after a delay
    await promptLoginAndDelay();
  } else {
    throw e;
  }
}

When it happens

Trigger: Running the pixiv login/auth command: the poll callback fires, page.getCookies({url:'https://www.pixiv.net'}) returns cookies, but no PHPSESSID exists or its value lacks the numeric uid prefix (anonymous session) at clis/pixiv/auth.js:59.

Common situations: User has not yet completed the login form at accounts.pixiv.net; user logged in but Pixiv served an anonymous PHPSESSID (not actually signed in); cookies blocked or cleared mid-flow; login expired so only the bare-hash anonymous PHPSESSID is present; automation raced ahead of the browser navigation.

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AI-assisted analysis of jackwener/OpenCLI@49907e53dc (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a20046d118128e69. Report an issue: GitHub.