tinyhumansai/openhuman · error

invalid arguments for whatsapp_data_list_messages: {e}

Error message

invalid arguments for whatsapp_data_list_messages: {e}

What it means

The whatsapp_data_list_messages tool arguments failed to deserialize into its request type: `chat_id` (required) missing, or limit/offset of the wrong JSON type. Wraps serde's field-level error with the tool-name prefix before any bus call.

Source

Thrown at src/openhuman/channels/whatsapp_data/tools/list_messages.rs:72

                    "type": "integer",
                    "minimum": 1,
                    "description": "Maximum messages to return (default 100)."
                },
                "offset": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "minimum": 0,
                    "description": "Pagination offset (default 0)."
                }
            },
            "required": ["chat_id"]
        })
    }

    async fn execute(&self, args: serde_json::Value) -> anyhow::Result<ToolResult> {
        log::debug!("[tool][whatsapp_data] list_messages invoked");
        let req: ListMessagesRequest = serde_json::from_value(args).map_err(|e| {
            log::debug!("[tool][whatsapp_data] list_messages invalid_args error={e}");
            anyhow::anyhow!("invalid arguments for whatsapp_data_list_messages: {e}")
        })?;
        log::debug!(
            "[tool][whatsapp_data] list_messages args has_account={} has_chat=true limit={:?} offset={:?} has_since={} has_until={}",
            req.account_id.is_some(),
            req.limit,
            req.offset,
            req.since_ts.is_some(),
            req.until_ts.is_some(),
        );
        let messages: Vec<WhatsAppMessage> =
            match BUS.native().request(methods::LIST_MESSAGES, req).await {
                Ok(messages) => messages,
                Err(e) if is_handler_absent(&e) => {
                    log::debug!(
                        "[tool][whatsapp_data] list_messages handler_absent — degrading ({e})"
                    );
                    let body = serde_json::to_string(&json!({
                        "provider": "whatsapp",

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Solutions

1. Include the required `chat_id` string
2. Use integer limit >= 1 and offset >= 0

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/openhuman/channels/whatsapp_data/tools/list_messages.rs:72 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of tinyhumansai/openhuman@7491200858 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/22a4121f8ca24c12. Report an issue: GitHub.