[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Could not process image - causes cascading failure
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 26, 2026 by rishabhBudhouliya Closed Feb 26, 2026
Bug Description
It failed to process an image: [Image #2]
⎿ API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Could not process
image"},"request_id":"req_011CYX86Z5haiH6sQZukFZEZ"} and after that, cascading failure of not taking any prompt and failing at each prompt. The only solution was to terminate the current session
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: Apple_Terminal
- Version: 2.1.49
- Feedback ID: d53b2189-7e0b-4a57-84a9-fc1da7aea1c2
Errors
[{"error":"Error: LSP server plugin:rust-analyzer-lsp:rust-analyzer crashed with exit code 1\n at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2625:21524)\n at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:507:28)\n at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:294:12)","timestamp":"2026-02-26T18:02:48.415Z"},{"error":"Error: source: bad seek to 883476\nsource: bad seek to 883449\nsource: bad seek to 883445\nheif: Error while loading plugin: Support for this compression format has not been built in (11.6003)\n at d46.pm5 [as toBuffer] (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:587:1137)\n at eu (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:593:2728)\n at async f07 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:593:11356)\n at async Promise.all (index 0)","timestamp":"2026-02-26T18:05:03.657Z"},{"error":"Error: source: bad seek to 883476\nsource: bad seek to 883449\nsource: bad seek to 883445\nheif: Error while loading plugin: Support for this compression format has not been built in (11.6003)\n at d46.pm5 [as toBuffer] (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:587:1137)\n at eu (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:593:2728)\n at async i46 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:593:4399)\n at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11800:1763\n at async Promise.all (index 0)\n at async KHz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11800:1539)\n at async ak1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11798:3651)\n at async uDz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11944:25646)\n at async lE1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11944:24857)\n at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11954:8387","timestamp":"2026-02-26T18:05:04.301Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"Could not process image\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CYX86Z5haiH6sQZukFZEZ\"}\n at T4.generate (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:324:28056)\n at bS.makeStatusError (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:363:2195)\n at bS.makeRequest (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:363:5420)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2026-02-26T18:05:04.627Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"Could not process image\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CYX86tgArHzYgjf74q6tG\"}\n at T4.generate (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:324:28056)\n at bS.makeStatusError (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:363:2195)\n at bS.makeRequest (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:363:5420)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2026-02-26T18:05:09.337Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗