n8n-io/n8n · error · Error

Brave search failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusTex

Error message

Brave search failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}

What it means

Error "Brave search failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}" thrown in n8n-io/n8n.

Source

Thrown at packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/src/web-search/brave-search.ts:104

			function onAbort() {
				clearTimeout(timer);
				resolve();
			}
			signal?.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, { once: true });
		});

	let response = await runSearch();
	for (
		let attempt = 1;
		attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS && !response.ok && isRetryable(response.status);
		attempt++
	) {
		await backoff(RETRY_BASE_MS * 2 ** (attempt - 1));
		response = await runSearch();
	}

	if (!response.ok) {
		throw new Error(`Brave search failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
	}

	const data = (await response.json()) as BraveSearchApiResponse;

	return {
		query,
		results: (data.web?.results ?? []).map((r) => ({
			title: r.title,
			url: r.url,
			snippet: r.description,
			...(r.age ? { publishedDate: r.age } : {}),
		})),
	};
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/src/web-search/brave-search.ts:104 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of n8n-io/n8n@5ac6606e81 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5f83b5634c0b4d81. Report an issue: GitHub.