portainer/portainer · error

failed to convert pod to application: %w

Error message

failed to convert pod to application: %w

What it means

Error "failed to convert pod to application: %w" thrown in portainer/portainer.

Source

Thrown at api/kubernetes/cli/persistent_volume_claims.go:279

	resources := PortainerApplicationResources{
		ReplicaSets:  replicaSetItems,
		Deployments:  deploymentItems,
		StatefulSets: statefulSetItems,
		DaemonSets:   daemonSetItems,
	}

	for i := range pvcs {
		for _, pod := range pods.Items {
			for _, podVolume := range pod.Spec.Volumes {
				if podVolume.PersistentVolumeClaim == nil {
					continue
				}
				if podVolume.PersistentVolumeClaim.ClaimName != pvcs[i].Name || pod.Namespace != pvcs[i].Namespace {
					continue
				}
				application, err := kcl.ConvertPodToApplication(pod, resources, false)
				if err != nil {
					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert pod to application: %w", err)
				}
				if application == nil {
					continue
				}
				alreadyAdded := false
				for _, existing := range pvcs[i].OwningApplications {
					if existing.Name == application.Name && existing.Namespace == application.Namespace {
						alreadyAdded = true
						break
					}
				}
				if !alreadyAdded {
					pvcs[i].OwningApplications = append(pvcs[i].OwningApplications, *application)
				}
			}
		}
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at api/kubernetes/cli/persistent_volume_claims.go:279 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of portainer/portainer@17e74456ff (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bff90a0ec976d301. Report an issue: GitHub.