Failed to read ${resourceLabel(options).toLowerCase()} "${fi

Error message

Failed to read ${resourceLabel(options).toLowerCase()} "${filePath}": ${formatErrorForLog(error)}

What it means

Error "Failed to read ${resourceLabel(options).toLowerCase()} "${filePath}": ${formatErrorForLog(error)}" thrown in n8n-io/n8n.

Source

Thrown at packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/workspace/workspace-files.ts:80

	const readFile = filesystem?.readFile;
	if (filesystem && readFile) {
		try {
			return decodeWorkspaceFileContent(
				await retryTransientSandboxIo(
					// .call preserves the provider's `this` binding (e.g. LazyRuntimeFilesystem).
					async () =>
						await readFile.call(filesystem, filePath, {
							encoding: 'utf-8',
							abortSignal: options?.abortSignal,
						}),
					filePath,
					options,
				),
			);
		} catch (error) {
			// A provider failure is not a missing file — surface it instead of reporting null.
			if (isTransientSandboxIoError(error)) {
				throw new Error(
					`Failed to read ${resourceLabel(options).toLowerCase()} "${filePath}": ${formatErrorForLog(error)}`,
					{ cause: error },
				);
			}
			options?.logger.debug(`${resourceLabel(options)} filesystem read missed`, {
				path: filePath,
				error: formatErrorForLog(error),
			});
			return null;
		}
	}

	if (!workspace.sandbox) return null;

	try {
		return await readFileViaSandbox(workspace, filePath, options);
	} catch (error) {
		if (isTransientSandboxIoError(error)) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/workspace/workspace-files.ts:80 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/e0f652f50c8ad229. Report an issue: GitHub.