paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

Export request returned no data

Error message

Export request returned no data

What it means

The company export POST returned a falsy body from the API client, so the command has no export result object to unpack and files to write; a sentinel null-guard on the API response.

Solutions

1. Retry the export; if it persists, check server health and API connectivity.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1615 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@120ae5428f (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0ee4a060424319f2. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1615

        false,
      )
      .action(async (companyId: string, opts: CompanyExportOptions) => {
        try {
          const ctx = resolveCommandContext(opts);
          const include = parseInclude(opts.include);
          const exported = await ctx.api.post<CompanyPortabilityExportResult>(
            apiPath`/api/companies/${companyId}/export`,
            {
              include,
              skills: parseCsvValues(opts.skills),
              projects: parseCsvValues(opts.projects),
              issues: parseCsvValues(opts.issues),
              projectIssues: parseCsvValues(opts.projectIssues),
              expandReferencedSkills: Boolean(opts.expandReferencedSkills),
            },
          );
          if (!exported) {
            throw new Error("Export request returned no data");
          }
          await confirmOverwriteExportDirectory(opts.out!, { force: Boolean(opts.force) });
          await writeExportToFolder(opts.out!, exported);
          printOutput(
            {
              ok: true,
              out: path.resolve(opts.out!),
              rootPath: exported.rootPath,
              filesWritten: Object.keys(exported.files).length,
              paperclipExtensionPath: exported.paperclipExtensionPath,
              warningCount: exported.warnings.length,
            },
            { json: ctx.json },
          );
          if (!ctx.json && exported.warnings.length > 0) {
            for (const warning of exported.warnings) {
              console.log(`warning=${warning}`);
            }

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