juspay/hyperswitch · error

Failed to create secret management client

Error message

Failed to create secret management client

What it means

Error "Failed to create secret management client" thrown in juspay/hyperswitch.

Source

Thrown at crates/router/src/routes/app.rs:446

}

impl AppState {
    /// # Panics
    ///
    /// Panics if Store can't be created or JWE decryption fails
    pub async fn with_storage(
        conf: settings::Settings<SecuredSecret>,
        storage_impl: StorageImpl,
        shut_down_signal: oneshot::Sender<()>,
        api_client: Box<dyn crate::services::ApiClient>,
        service_name: &'static str,
    ) -> Self {
        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
        let secret_management_client = conf
            .secrets_management
            .get_secret_management_client()
            .await
            .expect("Failed to create secret management client");

        let conf = Box::pin(secrets_transformers::fetch_raw_secrets(
            conf,
            &*secret_management_client,
        ))
        .await;

        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
        let encryption_client = conf
            .encryption_management
            .get_encryption_management_client()
            .await
            .expect("Failed to create encryption client");

        Box::pin(async move {
            let testable = storage_impl == StorageImpl::PostgresqlTest;
            #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
            let event_handler = conf

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Solutions

1. Check the secret management (KMS/Vault) configuration and connectivity

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/router/src/routes/app.rs:443 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of juspay/hyperswitch@3093f22cc4 (2026-08-19). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3eabdb63b226cd70. Report an issue: GitHub.