pinpoint-apm/pinpoint · error · IllegalArgumentException

can not create application. applicationName

Error message

can not create application. applicationName: ${applicationName}

What it means

ResponseTimeController.createApplication converts request parameters into an Application object via ApplicationFactory; when neither serviceTypeCode nor serviceTypeName is supplied (or neither factory path applies), it logs an error and throws IllegalArgumentException saying the application cannot be created.

Solutions

1. Add serviceTypeCode or serviceTypeName as a query parameter for the application
2. Use the service type shown next to the application in the Pinpoint UI
3. Verify query parameter names (serviceTypeCode/serviceTypeName) and that values are non-empty

Example fix

// before
GET /getResponseTime/histogramData?applicationName=myApp&from=...&to=...
// after
GET /getResponseTime/histogramData?applicationName=myApp&serviceTypeName=TOMCAT&from=...&to=...

if (serviceTypeCode == null && (serviceTypeName == null || serviceTypeName === '')) throw new Error('serviceTypeCode or serviceTypeName required to resolve application');

try { ... } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { if (e.getMessage().contains("can not create application")) { /* add serviceType params */ } else { throw e; } }

When it happens

Trigger: Calling response-time endpoints without serviceTypeCode and without serviceTypeName, or with both null while applicationName is set, so applicationFactory is never invoked.

Common situations: API clients omitting the serviceType params after an API change; params passed with empty values; UI/script constructing URLs without the service type for the from/to application.

Understand the failure class

Background: "missing required argument" and "the following required arguments were not provided": what required-argument errors mean and how to fix them — this error's family across 20 libraries.

Related errors

• application serviceType not found. code
• application serviceType not found. code
• Invalid serviceType. ServiceType is required
• application is not WAS. application
• found rpc fromNode linkData

AI-assisted analysis of pinpoint-apm/pinpoint@744c3d3075 (2026-09-07). Data as JSON: /api/errors/219c25d01a369174. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at web/src/main/java/com/navercorp/pinpoint/web/authorization/controller/ResponseTimeController.java:379

        for (ApplicationPair applicationPair : applicationPairs) {
            String applicationName = applicationPair.getApplicationName();
            short serviceTypeCode = applicationPair.getServiceTypeCode();
            Application application = applicationFactory.createApplication(Service.DEFAULT, applicationName, serviceTypeCode);
            applications.add(application);
        }
        return applications;
    }

    private Application createApplication(Service service, String applicationName, Short serviceTypeCode, String serviceTypeName) {
        if (StringUtils.hasLength(applicationName)) {
            if (serviceTypeCode != null) {
                return applicationFactory.createApplication(service, applicationName, serviceTypeCode);
            } else if (serviceTypeName != null) {
                return applicationFactory.createApplicationByTypeName(service, applicationName, serviceTypeName);
            }
        }
        logger.error("can not create application. applicationName: {}, serviceTypeCode: {}, serviceTypeName: {}", applicationName, serviceTypeCode, serviceTypeName);
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("can not create application. applicationName: " + applicationName);
    }
}

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