srbhr/Resume-Matcher · warning · HTTPException

No job descriptions provided

Error message

No job descriptions provided

What it means

A 400 Bad Request from upload_job_descriptions when the request body's job_descriptions field is missing, null, or an empty array. The endpoint requires at least one job description string to store for later resume tailoring.

Solutions

1. Include at least one non-empty string in the job_descriptions array before calling the endpoint
2. Fix client-side splitting/filtering so blank text isn't reduced to an empty array
3. Return a clear client-side validation error before sending the request

Example fix

// before
await api.post('/jobs/upload', { job_descriptions: texts.filter(Boolean) });
// after: guard client-side
const cleaned = texts.map(t => t.trim()).filter(Boolean);
if (cleaned.length === 0) throw new ValidationError('At least one job description is required');
await api.post('/jobs/upload', { job_descriptions: cleaned, resume_id });

function validateJobUpload(body) {
  const jds = (body.job_descriptions ?? []).map(s => String(s).trim()).filter(Boolean);
  if (jds.length === 0) throw new ValidationError('job_descriptions must contain at least one non-empty string');
  return { ...body, job_descriptions: jds };
}

function hasJobDescriptions(b) {
  return Array.isArray(b?.job_descriptions) && b.job_descriptions.length > 0;
}

try {
  await api.post('/jobs/upload', body);
} catch (e) {
  if (e.response?.status === 400 && e.response.data?.detail === 'No job descriptions provided') {
    showFormError('Please paste at least one job description.');
  } else throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: POSTing a JobUploadRequest with job_descriptions omitted, set to null, or set to []; sending a body that fails to include the field the client-side serializer dropped (e.g. empty arrays stripped).

Common situations: Client builds the payload from a textarea split that yields an empty list after filtering; a form submitted without pasting any job text; API consumers testing the endpoint with {} as the body.

Related errors

• Empty job description
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• Unsupported provider
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AI-assisted analysis of srbhr/Resume-Matcher@116f9cc3b0 (2026-08-28). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bdfc9c29d5b74569. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at apps/backend/app/routers/jobs.py:19

"""Job description management endpoints."""

from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException

from app.database import db
from app.schemas import JobUploadRequest, JobUploadResponse

router = APIRouter(prefix="/jobs", tags=["Jobs"])


@router.post("/upload", response_model=JobUploadResponse)
async def upload_job_descriptions(request: JobUploadRequest) -> JobUploadResponse:
    """Upload one or more job descriptions.

    Stores the raw text for later use in resume tailoring.
    Returns an array of job_ids corresponding to the input array.
    """
    if not request.job_descriptions:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="No job descriptions provided")

    job_ids = []
    for jd in request.job_descriptions:
        if not jd.strip():
            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Empty job description")

        job = await db.create_job(
            content=jd.strip(),
            resume_id=request.resume_id,
        )
        job_ids.append(job["job_id"])

    return JobUploadResponse(
        message="data successfully processed",
        job_id=job_ids,
        request={
            "job_descriptions": request.job_descriptions,
            "resume_id": request.resume_id,

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