zed-industries/zed · error · RuntimeError

Slack API error: {data['error']}

Error message

Slack API error: {data['error']}

What it means

Error "Slack API error: {data['error']}" thrown in zed-industries/zed.

Source

Thrown at script/github-assign-contributor-issue.py:313

        },
    )
    print(f"Set project status to '{status_name}'")


# --- Slack ---


def slack_post_message(headers, recipient, text):
    """Post a message to a Slack channel or user DM."""
    response = requests.post(
        f"{SLACK_API}/chat.postMessage",
        headers=headers,
        json={"channel": recipient, "text": text},
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    data = response.json()
    if not data["ok"]:
        raise RuntimeError(f"Slack API error: {data['error']}")


def find_slack_user_id(headers, email):
    """Look up a Slack user ID by email. Returns None if not found."""
    try:
        response = requests.get(
            f"{SLACK_API}/users.lookupByEmail",
            headers=headers,
            params={"email": email},
        )
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()["user"]["id"]
    except (requests.RequestException, KeyError):
        return None


def post_to_activity(slack_headers, message):
    """Best-effort post to the Slack activity channel."""

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at script/github-assign-contributor-issue.py:313 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@bc538def45 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0784984c482fabcc. Report an issue: GitHub.