wtfutil/wtf · error

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Error message

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What it means

Raised in finnhubRequest when the Finnhub API returns a non-2xx status: the error is only the HTTP status string (e.g. '401 Unauthorized'), no body. Typical causes are an invalid/expired API token, exceeded rate limit, or an unsupported symbol.

Source

Thrown at modules/stocks/finnhub/client.go:76

	url := finnhubURL.ResolveReference(&url.URL{RawQuery: params.Encode()})

	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url.String(), http.NoBody)
	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	httpClient := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()

	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode > 299 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s", resp.Status)
	}

	return resp, nil
}

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Solutions

1. Verify the Finnhub API token configured for the widget is valid
2. Check the ticker/symbol passed to Getquote exists on Finnhub
3. Back off and retry on 429 rate-limit responses
4. Check Finnhub plan limits if requests are being rejected

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/stocks/finnhub/client.go:76 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of wtfutil/wtf@bb838c1ccb (2026-09-03). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c57b293526868351. Report an issue: GitHub.