xtekky/gpt4free · error · HTTPException

Incorrect username or password

Error message

Incorrect username or password

What it means

Error "Incorrect username or password" thrown in xtekky/gpt4free.

Source

Thrown at g4f/api/__init__.py:547

class Api:
    def __init__(self, app: FastAPI) -> None:
        self.app = app
        self.client = AsyncClient()
        self.get_g4f_api_key = APIKeyHeader(name="g4f-api-key")
        self.conversations: dict[str, dict[str, BaseConversation]] = {}

    security = HTTPBearer(auto_error=False)
    basic_security = HTTPBasic()

    async def get_username(self, request: Request) -> str:
        credentials = await self.basic_security(request)
        current_password_bytes = credentials.password.encode()
        is_correct_password = secrets.compare_digest(
            current_password_bytes, AppConfig.g4f_api_key.encode()
        )
        if not is_correct_password:
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
                detail="Incorrect username or password",
                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Basic"},
            )
        return credentials.username

    def register_authorization(self):
        if AppConfig.g4f_api_key:
            print(
                "Register authentication key:",
                "".join(["*" for _ in range(len(AppConfig.g4f_api_key))]),
            )
        if has_crypto:
            private_key, _ = create_or_read_keys()
            session_key = get_session_key()

        def _requires_api_key(path: str, demo: bool) -> bool:
            """Return ``True`` when *path* must present a G4F API key."""

View on GitHub (pinned to 973504e177)

Solutions

1. Check the username and password configured for the API server.
2. Re-run authentication with valid credentials.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at g4f/api/__init__.py:547 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of xtekky/gpt4free@973504e177 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6c2c77b157a8ea96. Report an issue: GitHub.