[Bug] Authentication Error: Credentials Restricted to Claude Code
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 8, 2025 by JamesR404v2 Closed Nov 11, 2025
Bug Description
Trying to use Claude Code results in an error, saying that the credential is onyl authorized for use with Claude Code.
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: WarpTerminal
- Version: 2.0.15
- Feedback ID: 48848276-a6bf-461d-93ca-07c2b48f0039
Errors
[{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 401\n at AO (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:24:1136)\n at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:29:9845)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:530:35)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1698:12)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)\n at H81.request (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:31:2129)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async UMA (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:280:34283)","timestamp":"2025-11-08T07:46:02.331Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"This credential is only authorized for use with Claude Code and cannot be used for other API requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CUv3wTzbz4rnTe928pacW\"}\n at N4.generate (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:428:25698)\n at Ky.makeStatusError (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:573:2117)\n at Ky.makeRequest (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:573:5330)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async lD1.model (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3219:19050)\n at async lD1 (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2492:39781)\n at async awQ (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3219:19204)\n at async file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3219:13417\n at async zp0 (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3219:4415)\n at async xB1 (file:///C:/Users/james/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3219:13387)","timestamp":"2025-11-08T07:46:22.340Z"}]This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗