temporalio/temporal · error

unknown AWS credential provider specified: %+v. Accepted opt

Error message

unknown AWS credential provider specified: %+v. Accepted options are 'static', 'environment' or 'aws-sdk-default'

What it means

Error "unknown AWS credential provider specified: %+v. Accepted options are 'static', 'environment' or 'aws-sdk-default'" thrown in temporalio/temporal.

Source

Thrown at common/persistence/visibility/store/elasticsearch/client/aws.go:97

		envConfig, err := awsconfig.NewEnvConfig()
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		credsProvider = credentials.NewStaticCredentialsProvider(
			envConfig.Credentials.AccessKeyID,
			envConfig.Credentials.SecretAccessKey,
			envConfig.Credentials.SessionToken,
		)
	case "aws-sdk-default":
		cfg, err := awsconfig.LoadDefaultConfig(context.Background(),
			awsconfig.WithRegion(config.Region),
		)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		credsProvider = cfg.Credentials
	default:
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown AWS credential provider specified: %+v. Accepted options are 'static', 'environment' or 'aws-sdk-default'", config.CredentialProvider)
	}

	return &http.Client{
		Transport: &awsSigningTransport{
			creds:   credsProvider,
			signer:  v4signer.NewSigner(),
			region:  config.Region,
			service: "es",
			wrapped: http.DefaultTransport,
		},
	}, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at common/persistence/visibility/store/elasticsearch/client/aws.go:97 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of temporalio/temporal@bde624efd1 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/707cb02bcbad880b. Report an issue: GitHub.