kubernetes/kops · error

error querying for IP Address: %v

Error message

error querying for IP Address: %v

What it means

Wraps the inner find() failure in the GCE Address task's FindAddresses, which resolves the reserved IP for services like the API LB. Fires when the compute addresses lookup errors (permissions, bad name/region, connectivity).

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/gcetasks/address.go:143

			Name: new(lastComponent(r.Subnetwork)),
		}
	}

	return actual, nil
}

var _ fi.HasAddress = (*Address)(nil)

// GetWellKnownServices implements fi.HasAddress::GetWellKnownServices.
// It indicates which services we support with this address (likely attached to a load balancer).
func (e *Address) GetWellKnownServices() []wellknownservices.WellKnownService {
	return e.WellKnownServices
}

func (e *Address) FindAddresses(context *fi.CloudupContext) ([]string, error) {
	actual, err := e.find(context.T.Cloud.(gce.GCECloud))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error querying for IP Address: %v", err)
	}
	if actual == nil {
		return nil, nil
	}
	return []string{fi.ValueOf(actual.IPAddress)}, nil
}

func (e *Address) Run(c *fi.CloudupContext) error {
	return fi.CloudupDefaultDeltaRunMethod(e, c)
}

func (_ *Address) CheckChanges(a, e, changes *Address) error {
	if a != nil {
		if changes.Name != nil {
			return fi.CannotChangeField("Name")
		}
		if changes.IPAddress != nil {
			return fi.CannotChangeField("Address")

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Verify the address exists in the project/region
2. Check compute.addresses.get permissions
3. Inspect the wrapped error and retry transient failures

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/gcetasks/address.go:143 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5ca4a7e3fd93c3da. Report an issue: GitHub.