openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

ChatGPT backend requests require Codex backend auth

Error message

ChatGPT backend requests require Codex backend auth

What it means

Error "ChatGPT backend requests require Codex backend auth" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/chatgpt/src/chatgpt_client.rs:74

    config: &Config,
    path: String,
) -> anyhow::Result<T> {
    chatgpt_get_request_with_timeout(config, path, /*timeout*/ None).await
}

pub(crate) async fn chatgpt_get_request_with_timeout<T: DeserializeOwned>(
    config: &Config,
    path: String,
    timeout: Option<Duration>,
) -> anyhow::Result<T> {
    let chatgpt_base_url = &config.chatgpt_base_url;
    let auth_manager =
        AuthManager::shared_from_config(config, /*enable_codex_api_key_env*/ false).await?;
    let auth = auth_manager
        .auth()
        .await
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("ChatGPT auth not available"))?;
    anyhow::ensure!(
        auth.uses_codex_backend(),
        "ChatGPT backend requests require Codex backend auth"
    );
    anyhow::ensure!(
        auth.get_account_id().is_some(),
        "ChatGPT account ID not available, please re-run `codex login`"
    );

    let url = format!(
        "{}/{}",
        chatgpt_base_url.trim_end_matches('/'),
        path.trim_start_matches('/')
    );

    let http_client_factory = config.http_client_factory();
    let client = if http_client_factory.has_chatgpt_cookies() {
        psp_chatgpt_client(http_client_factory)
    } else {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/chatgpt/src/chatgpt_client.rs:74 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f6112c88bd625351. Report an issue: GitHub.