kubernetes/kops · error

failed to get info for Akamai (Linode) instance %q: %w

Error message

failed to get info for Akamai (Linode) instance %q: %w

What it means

The Linode API GetInstance call failed while resolving the node's instance (auth, rate limit, or network error). The %w detail carries the API error; the instance ID in the message identifies which lookup failed.

Source

Thrown at pkg/nodeidentity/linode/identify.go:98

	instanceNumericID, instanceID, err := parseInstanceIDFromProviderID(providerID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("providerID %q not recognized for node %s: %w", providerID, node.Name, err)
	}

	if i.cacheEnabled {
		obj, exists, err := i.cache.GetByKey(instanceID)
		if err != nil {
			klog.Warningf("Nodeidentity info cache lookup failure: %v", err)
		}
		if exists {
			return obj.(*nodeidentity.Info), nil
		}
	}

	instance, err := i.client.GetInstance(ctx, instanceNumericID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get info for Akamai (Linode) instance %q: %w", instanceID, err)
	}
	if instance == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get info for Akamai (Linode) instance %q: empty response", instanceID)
	}

	if !isExpectedInstanceStatus(instance.Status) {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("found instance %q with unexpected status: %q", instanceID, instance.Status)
	}

	info := &nodeidentity.Info{
		InstanceID: instanceID,
		Labels:     buildLabelsFromTags(instance.Tags),
	}

	if i.cacheEnabled {
		if err := i.cache.Add(info); err != nil {
			klog.Warningf("Failed to add node identity info to cache: %v", err)
		}

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped API error and fix auth/rate-limit/connectivity issues
2. Verify the LINODE_TOKEN is valid for the instance's project
3. Retry identification after transient API failures

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/nodeidentity/linode/identify.go:98 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/5a9dc137da619d5d. Report an issue: GitHub.