srbhr/Resume-Matcher · error · HTTPException

The associated job description was not found.

Error message

The associated job description was not found.

What it means

HTTP 404 raised by generate_cover_letter_endpoint when the improvement record exists and yields a job_id, but db.get_job(job_id) returns nothing — the job description that the resume was tailored against has been deleted or is otherwise missing. The AI prompt needs the job text, so generation is refused.

Solutions

1. Re-create or re-import the missing job description, then re-tailor the resume so the improvement links to a valid job.
2. Delete orphaned tailored resumes/improvements and re-tailor against an existing job.
3. Restore the job record from backup if it was deleted accidentally.
4. Add a cascade/consistency rule: deleting a job should archive or flag dependent tailored resumes.

Example fix

// before
await api.post(`/resumes/${resumeId}/generate-cover-letter`); // 404: job deleted

// after
const resume = await api.get(`/resumes/${resumeId}`);
const job = await api.get(`/jobs/${resume.data.jobId}`).catch(() => null);
if (!job) {
  const re = await api.post(`/resumes/${resume.data.parentId}/tailor`, { jobId: existingJobId });
  resumeId = re.data.id;
}
await api.post(`/resumes/${resumeId}/generate-cover-letter`);

const improvement = await api.get(`/improvements?tailoredResumeId=${resumeId}`);
const job = improvement.data.length
  ? await api.get(`/jobs/${improvement.data[0].job_id}`).catch(() => null)
  : null;
if (!job) throw new Error('Linked job missing — re-tailor against an existing job.');

const jobStillExists = (improvement, job) => Boolean(improvement?.job_id) && job != null && job.id === improvement.job_id;

try {
  await api.post(`/resumes/${resumeId}/generate-cover-letter`);
} catch (e) {
  if (e.response?.status === 404 && /job description/.test(e.response.data?.detail ?? '')) {
    notify('The job was deleted. Pick a job to re-tailor against.');
    openJobPicker(resumeId);
  } else throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Cover-letter generation for a tailored resume whose linked job was deleted (user removed the job, cascade delete didn't remove improvements, or job lives in another environment's DB).

Common situations: User deleted the job posting but kept the tailored resume, then tries to generate a cover letter; job import/sync pipeline removed the job; cross-environment ID reuse (improvement's job_id not present in current DB).

Related errors

• Job description not found
• Job not found
• No cover letter found for this resume
• Resume not found
• Resume not found

AI-assisted analysis of srbhr/Resume-Matcher@116f9cc3b0 (2026-08-28). Data as JSON: /api/errors/10199bacffa5f388. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at apps/backend/app/routers/resumes.py:1804

        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail="Cover letter can only be generated for tailored resumes. "
            "Please tailor this resume to a job description first.",
        )

    # Get improvement record to find the job_id
    improvement = await db.get_improvement_by_tailored_resume(resume_id)
    if not improvement:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail="No job context found for this resume. "
            "The resume may have been created before job tracking was implemented.",
        )

    # Get the job description
    job = await db.get_job(improvement["job_id"])
    if not job:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=404,
            detail="The associated job description was not found.",
        )

    # Get resume data
    resume_data = resume.get("processed_data")
    if not resume_data:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=400,
            detail="Resume has no processed data. Please re-upload the resume.",
        )

    # Get language setting
    language = get_content_language()

    # Generate cover letter
    try:
        cover_letter_content = await generate_cover_letter(

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