openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

Request failed with status {status}: {body}

Error message

Request failed with status {status}: {body}

What it means

Error "Request failed with status {status}: {body}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/chatgpt/src/chatgpt_client.rs:115

        .headers(default_headers())
        .headers(codex_model_provider::auth_provider_from_auth(&auth).to_auth_headers())
        .header(OAI_PRODUCT_SKU_HEADER, CODEX_PRODUCT_SKU)
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json");
    if let Some(timeout) = timeout {
        request = request.timeout(timeout);
    }
    let response = request.send().await.context("Failed to send request")?;

    if response.status().is_success() {
        let result: T = response
            .json()
            .await
            .context("Failed to parse JSON response")?;
        Ok(result)
    } else {
        let status = response.status();
        let body = response.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
        anyhow::bail!("Request failed with status {status}: {body}")
    }
}

/// Make a POST request to the ChatGPT backend API with an already-captured auth identity.
///
/// Callers that bind other state to the auth snapshot should pass that same snapshot here rather
/// than reacquiring auth while the request is in flight.
pub(crate) async fn chatgpt_post_request_with_timeout<
    TResponse: DeserializeOwned,
    TRequest: Serialize + ?Sized,
>(
    config: &Config,
    auth: &CodexAuth,
    path: String,
    body: &TRequest,
    timeout: Duration,
    product_sku: &str,
) -> anyhow::Result<TResponse> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/chatgpt/src/chatgpt_client.rs:115 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/52b6ed41372fd97e. Report an issue: GitHub.