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Task API archiveTask returned an empty response.

Error message

Task API archiveTask returned an empty response.

What it means

Error "Task API archiveTask returned an empty response." thrown in microsoft/vscode.

Source

Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/taskApiBackend.ts:551

		return response ?? { events: [], total: 0 };
	}

	async steerTask(taskId: string, request: AgentTaskSteerRequest): Promise<void> {
		await this._request<void>('POST', 'steer', { taskId, body: request });
	}

	async createPRForTask(owner: string, repo: string, taskId: string): Promise<AgentTaskCreatePullRequestResponse> {
		const result = await this._request<AgentTaskCreatePullRequestResponse>('POST', 'create-pr', { owner, repo, taskId });
		if (!result) {
			throw new Error(l10n.t('Task API createPRForTask returned an empty response.'));
		}
		return result;
	}

	async archiveTask(_owner: string, _repo: string, taskId: string): Promise<AgentTask> {
		const task = await this._request<AgentTask>('POST', 'archive', { taskId });
		if (!task) {
			throw new Error(l10n.t('Task API archiveTask returned an empty response.'));
		}
		return task;
	}

	async unarchiveTask(_owner: string, _repo: string, taskId: string): Promise<AgentTask> {
		const task = await this._request<AgentTask>('POST', 'unarchive', { taskId });
		if (!task) {
			throw new Error(l10n.t('Task API unarchiveTask returned an empty response.'));
		}
		return task;
	}
}

type AgentTaskRequestAction = 'create' | 'list' | 'list-for-repo' | 'get' | 'events' | 'steer' | 'create-pr' | 'archive' | 'unarchive';

function toSearchParams(opts: ListTasksOptions | ListTaskEventsOptions | undefined): Record<string, string | number | boolean> | undefined {
	if (!opts) {
		return undefined;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/taskApiBackend.ts:551 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/vscode@a94b963a32 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4579c34639763c44. Report an issue: GitHub.