kubernetes/kops · error

LoadBalancers.List returned error: %v

Error message

LoadBalancers.List returned error: %v

What it means

Wraps GetAllLoadBalancers failure in the DO load-balancer renderer, used to check whether a LB with the expected name already exists before creating one. Fires when the DO list call errors, blocking the create-or-adopt decision.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/dotasks/loadbalancer.go:160

			TargetPort:     wellknownports.KopsControllerPort,
			TlsPassthrough: true,
		},
	}

	HealthCheck := &godo.HealthCheck{
		Protocol:               "tcp",
		Port:                   443,
		Path:                   "",
		CheckIntervalSeconds:   60,
		ResponseTimeoutSeconds: 5,
		UnhealthyThreshold:     3,
		HealthyThreshold:       5,
	}

	// check if load balancer exist.
	loadBalancers, err := t.Cloud.GetAllLoadBalancers()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("LoadBalancers.List returned error: %v", err)
	}

	for _, loadbalancer := range loadBalancers {
		klog.V(10).Infof("load balancer retrieved=%s, e.Name=%s", loadbalancer.Name, fi.ValueOf(e.Name))
		if strings.Contains(loadbalancer.Name, fi.ValueOf(e.Name)) {
			// load balancer already exists.
			e.ID = new(loadbalancer.ID)
			e.IPAddress = new(loadbalancer.IP) // This will be empty on create, but will be filled later on FindAddresses invokation.
			return nil
		}
	}

	// associate vpcuuid to the loadbalancer if set
	vpcUUID := ""
	if fi.ValueOf(e.NetworkCIDR) != "" {
		vpcUUID, err = t.Cloud.GetVPCUUID(fi.ValueOf(e.NetworkCIDR), fi.ValueOf(e.VPCName))
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("Error fetching vpcUUID from network cidr=%s", fi.ValueOf(e.NetworkCIDR))

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Solutions

1. Verify the DO API token and connectivity
2. Inspect the wrapped error for the DO API reason
3. Retry after transient API failures clear

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/dotasks/loadbalancer.go:160 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/c3deb24a3fdb4c66. Report an issue: GitHub.