tonhowtf/omniget · error

Invalid share code

Error message

Invalid share code: {}

What it means

get_media_info expects a URL of the form 'p2p:<share-code>' where the code must pass words::is_valid_code (a word-based code scheme). If the code is malformed or not from the expected wordlist, it bails with this error including the offending code.

Solutions

1. Check the code embedded in the error for typos, casing, or extra whitespace
2. Regenerate/re-share the code from the sender so it comes from the same wordlist
3. Normalize input before validation: trim, lowercase, and re-join words consistently
4. Confirm both peers use the same words wordlist/version

Example fix

// before
let code = url.strip_prefix("p2p:")?;
downloader.get_media_info(&url).await?;
// after
let code = url.strip_prefix("p2p:").ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid P2P URL"))?.trim().to_lowercase();
anyhow::ensure!(words::is_valid_code(&code), "invalid share code: {}", code);
downloader.get_media_info(&format!("p2p:{}", code)).await?;

fn validate_share_code(url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<&str> {
    let code = url.strip_prefix("p2p:").ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("not a p2p url"))?.trim();
    anyhow::ensure!(words::is_valid_code(code), "invalid share code: {}", code);
    Ok(code)
}

fn is_p2p_url(url: &str) -> bool {
    url.strip_prefix("p2p:").map(|c| words::is_valid_code(c.trim())).unwrap_or(false)
}

match get_media_info(&url).await {
    Err(e) if format!("{e:#}").starts_with("Invalid share code") => {
        ui.show_error("Please re-enter the share code exactly as shared");
    }
    other => other?,
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling get_media_info with a p2p: URL whose suffix fails words::is_valid_code — typo, wrong number of words, words outside the wordlist, wrong casing/whitespace, or truncated code.

Common situations: User hand-types a share code instead of pasting; code copied with trailing spaces or case changes; a code generated by an incompatible app version using a different wordlist.

Understand the failure class

Background: "invalid id" errors: invalid identifier format — why libraries reject IDs before lookup, and how to fix them — this error's family across 37 libraries.

Related errors

• Invalid share code
• Invalid P2P URL
• busca vazia
• Path is not a file
• Path is not a file

AI-assisted analysis of tonhowtf/omniget@8600b91f42 (2026-09-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a40c3ed9e03dfddb. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at src-tauri/src/platforms/p2p/mod.rs:81

impl PlatformDownloader for P2pDownloader {
    fn name(&self) -> &str {
        "p2p"
    }

    fn can_handle(&self, url: &str) -> bool {
        if let Some(code) = url.strip_prefix("p2p:") {
            return words::is_valid_code(code);
        }
        false
    }

    async fn get_media_info(&self, url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<MediaInfo> {
        let code = url
            .strip_prefix("p2p:")
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid P2P URL: {}", url))?;

        if !words::is_valid_code(code) {
            anyhow::bail!("Invalid share code: {}", code);
        }

        let title = format!("P2P Transfer ({})", &code[..code.len().min(30)]);

        Ok(MediaInfo {
            title,
            author: "P2P Transfer".to_string(),
            platform: "p2p".to_string(),
            duration_seconds: None,
            thumbnail_url: None,
            available_qualities: vec![VideoQuality {
                label: "Original".to_string(),
                width: 0,
                height: 0,
                url: url.to_string(),
                format: "p2p".to_string(),
            }],
            media_type: MediaType::Video,

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