API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authenticati...

Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 10 comments · opened Jul 10, 2025 · closed Jul 10, 2025

Bug Description
API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authentication_error","message":"Invalid OAuth token. The provided token was not found or is malformed."}}

Using Max Subscription Login method.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: cursor
  • Version: 1.0.44
  • Feedback ID: fe7ee28c-a253-416d-b11f-27051403397e

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:983:15)\n    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:537:14)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:882:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:954:15)\n    at wD (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:702:3921)\n    at file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:9350\n    at Q (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:526:13327)\n    at uC (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:8496)\n    at hC (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:7361)\n    at wB (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:11970)","timestamp":"2025-07-10T00:32:53.442Z"},{"error":"Error: 1: ENOENT \n    at ChQ (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:4797)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async WhQ (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:2578)","timestamp":"2025-07-10T00:32:53.838Z"},{"error":"Error: 401 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"authentication_error\",\"message\":\"Invalid OAuth token. The provided token was not found or is malformed.\"}}\n    at D6.generate (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1304:12612)\n    at gq.makeStatusError (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:2100)\n    at gq.makeRequest (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:5311)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-07-10T00:32:53.960Z"},{"error":"Error: 401 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"authentication_error\",\"message\":\"Invalid OAuth token. The provided token was not found or is malformed.\"}}\n    at D6.generate (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1304:12612)\n    at gq.makeStatusError (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:2100)\n    at gq.makeRequest (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:5311)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-07-10T00:32:54.066Z"},{"error":"Error: 401 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"authentication_error\",\"message\":\"Invalid OAuth token. The provided token was not found or is malformed.\"}}\n    at D6.generate (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1304:12612)\n    at gq.makeStatusError (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:2100)\n    at gq.makeRequest (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:5311)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-07-10T00:32:55.869Z"},{"error":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'A', \"API Error:\"... is not valid JSON\n    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)\n    at file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:618:9971\n    at Q (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:526:13327)\n    at Lw2 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1337:10306)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-07-10T00:32:55.871Z"},{"error":"Error: 401 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"authentication_error\",\"message\":\"Invalid OAuth token. The provided token was not found or is malformed.\"}}\n    at D6.generate (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1304:12612)\n    at gq.makeStatusError (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:2100)\n    at gq.makeRequest (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1321:5311)

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10 Comments

JacquesGariepy · 1 year ago

Same here... vscode

Shengguang-Zhou · 1 year ago

same. solution?

sottenad · 1 year ago

+1 - I can repro this on my account - Claude code on WSL win 11 - logging out and back in or restarting terminal does not remedy.

Andriy-Kulak · 1 year ago

+1. getting this on MacOS. no instructions on how to resolve this

illusivejosiah · 1 year ago

Have tried:

  • Forking conversation
  • Clearing conversation
  • Starting new conversations
  • Logging out → Logging in
  • Checking install using doctor

No solution so far. Only thing I haven't tried is using API key over login (since it appears to be Oauth related).

ricardotech · 1 year ago

API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authentica
tion_error","message":"Invalid OAuth token. The provided
token was not found or is malformed."}} same issue.

lazy-dinosaur · 1 year ago

same here! i tried wsl,macos,linux everythings are same even i tried login and out

bailejl · 1 year ago

Here is a workaround:

claude setup-token

export CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN=<token>

Then run claude.

Andriy-Kulak · 1 year ago

for those with subscription/max plan just run "/login" in claude code terminal and it will re-auth

github-actions[bot] · 1 year ago

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