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.

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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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

• Resume not found: {resume_id}
• Resume not found
• Job not found
• Resume not found
• Job description not found

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