[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Text content blocks must contain non-whitespace text

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Feb 5, 2026 by Ibanez1998 Closed Mar 6, 2026

Bug Description
⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages: text content blocks must contain non-whitespace text"},"request_id":"req_011CXq5w8SjiNsvRUx5V8tsY"}

❯ Hello?
⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages: text content blocks must contain non-whitespace text"},"request_id":"req_011CXq62GsdeVNDoQ75tsu7c"}

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.31
  • Feedback ID: df7b0942-a8e7-45fe-acef-a66024c0ecb7

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages: text content blocks must contain non-whitespace text\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CXq5w8SjiNsvRUx5V8tsY\"}\n    at g4.generate (file:///Users/edmiddlebrooks/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:405:8663)\n    at _C.makeStatusError (file:///Users/edmiddlebrooks/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:422:2195)\n    at _C.makeRequest (file:///Users/edmiddlebrooks/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:422:5420)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)","timestamp":"2026-02-05T14:32:57.253Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages: text content blocks must contain non-whitespace text\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CXq62GsdeVNDoQ75tsu7c\"}\n    at g4.generate (file:///Users/{my username}/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:405:8663)\n    at _C.makeStatusError (file:///Users/{My Username}/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:422:2195)\n    at _C.makeRequest (file:///Users/{My username}/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:422:5420)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)","timestamp":"2026-02-05T14:34:06.964Z"}]

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