octobercms/october · error · Error

Snackbar options.timeout must be a number

Error message

Snackbar options.timeout must be a number

What it means

Error "Snackbar options.timeout must be a number" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/assets/js/october/october.snackbar.js:38

        function validateOptions(options) {
            if (options === undefined) {
                return;
            }

            if (typeof options !== 'object') {
                throw new Error('Snackbar options must be an object');
            }

            if (options.replace !== undefined) {
                if (typeof options.replace !== 'number') {
                    throw new Error('Snackbar options.replace must be a number');
                }
            }

            if (options.timeout !== undefined) {
                if (typeof options.timeout !== 'number') {
                    throw new Error('Snackbar options.timeout must be a number');
                }

                if (options.timeout < 2000) {
                    throw new Error('Snackbar options.timeout cannot be lower than 2000');
                }

                if (options.timeout > 8000) {
                    throw new Error('Snackbar options.timeout cannot be higher than 8000');
                }
            }

            if (options.action !== undefined) {
                if (typeof options.action !== 'object') {
                    throw new Error('Snackbar options.action must be an object');
                }

                if (typeof options.action.label !== 'string') {
                    throw new Error('Snackbar options.action.label must be a string');

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/assets/js/october/october.snackbar.js:38 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Timeouts: ETIMEDOUT, deadlines, and hung requests — what actually expires when a request times out.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1210cff485bba3ae. Report an issue: GitHub.