portainer/portainer · error

failed to get repository root item with a status "%v"

Error message

failed to get repository root item with a status "%v"

What it means

Error "failed to get repository root item with a status "%v"" thrown in portainer/portainer.

Source

Thrown at api/git/azure.go:217

	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to create a new HTTP request")
	}

	client := newHttpClientForAzure(opt.InsecureSkipTLS)
	defer client.CloseIdleConnections()

	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to make an HTTP request")
	}
	defer func() {
		if err := resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
			log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("failed to close response body")
		}
	}()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return nil, checkAzureStatusCode(fmt.Errorf("failed to get repository root item with a status \"%v\"", resp.Status), resp.StatusCode)
	}

	var items struct {
		Value []azureItem
	}

	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&items); err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse Azure items response")
	}

	if len(items.Value) == 0 || items.Value[0].CommitId == "" {
		return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to get latest commitID in the repository")
	}

	return &items.Value[0], nil
}

func parseUrl(rawUrl string) (*azureOptions, error) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at api/git/azure.go:217 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/0c07ec20c4519b15. Report an issue: GitHub.