netbirdio/netbird · error

failed to select networks: %v

Error message

failed to select networks: %v

What it means

The `netbird networks select` CLI sent a SelectNetworksRequest (NetworkIDs from args, or All=true for the literal 'all', Append=true with --append) and the daemon returned a gRPC error whose message is surfaced. The daemon validates the network identifiers against the management network map; unknown IDs or a disconnected peer produce this error.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/networks.go:142

	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer conn.Close()

	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
	req := &proto.SelectNetworksRequest{
		NetworkIDs: args,
	}

	if len(args) == 1 && args[0] == "all" {
		req.All = true
	} else if appendFlag {
		req.Append = true
	}

	if _, err := client.SelectNetworks(cmd.Context(), req); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to select networks: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
	}

	cmd.Println("Networks selected successfully.")

	return nil
}

func networksDeselect(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer conn.Close()

	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
	req := &proto.SelectNetworksRequest{
		NetworkIDs: args,
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to 93e97f4bf1)

Solutions

1. Run `netbird networks list` first and copy the exact identifiers from its output
2. Confirm `netbird status` shows the peer Connected, then retry the select
3. Upgrade the daemon service so its SelectNetworks RPC matches the CLI
4. Check daemon logs for the specific validation message behind the gRPC status

# Only pass identifiers that the daemon itself reported
netbird networks list   # copy exact IDs from this output before selecting

if _, err := client.SelectNetworks(cmd.Context(), req); err != nil {
    if st, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
        switch st.Code() {
        case codes.Unimplemented:
            return fmt.Errorf("upgrade the daemon: %s", st.Message())
        default:
            return fmt.Errorf("select networks: %s", st.Message())
        }
    }
    return err
}

When it happens

Trigger: Passing network routes/IDs not present in the account; using 'all' while the daemon has no networks; Append semantics rejected by daemon validation; peer not connected to management so the selection cannot be applied; daemon older than the select-networks RPC (Unimplemented).

Common situations: Copy-pasted network identifier from another account/environment; typo in the network ID; running select before the first successful `networks list`; version skew between CLI and daemon.

Related errors

• failed to deselect networks: %v
• resource not part of network
• not a valid host, subnet, or domain
• router not part of network
• peer and peer_groups cannot be set at the same time

AI-assisted analysis of netbirdio/netbird@93e97f4bf1 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c8ca55d8d1c2bbe2. Report an issue: GitHub.