Image Processing Error: Invalid Request When Attempting to Analyze Image
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 26, 2025 by timimsms Closed Aug 15, 2025
Bug Description
Claude Code keeps providing this message without any helpful context or practical instructions on what to do next:
API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Could not process image"}}
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: Apple_Terminal
- Version: 1.0.61
- Feedback ID: 8930a28d-62b4-4c4c-8127-32ce23e30a10
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 i7 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:865:5106)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:49649\n at Q (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14420)\n at kJ (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:47087)\n at XH (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:45954)\n at Y9 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:52275)","timestamp":"2025-07-25T22:34:41.000Z"},{"error":"AbortError: The operation was aborted\n at abortChildProcess (node:child_process:716:27)\n at AbortSignal.onAbortListener (node:child_process:786:7)\n at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:827:20)\n at AbortSignal.dispatchEvent (node:internal/event_target:762:26)\n at runAbort (node:internal/abort_controller:449:10)\n at abortSignal (node:internal/abort_controller:435:3)\n at AbortController.abort (node:internal/abort_controller:468:5)\n at Timeout._onTimeout (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2978:8209)\n at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:614:17)\n at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:549:7)","timestamp":"2025-07-25T22:34:48.090Z"},{"error":"Error: Input buffer has corrupt header: pngload_buffer: unknown critical chunk\n at Mu.gU6 [as metadata] (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:456:36391)\n at y31 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1296:1770)\n at async v98 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1428:2744)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1423:5732)\n at async YM (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1758:929)\n at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1798:1859\n at async Promise.all (index 12)\n at async _48 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1798:1625)\n at async OK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1797:2426)\n at async Promise.all (index 2)","timestamp":"2025-07-25T23:31:23.961Z"},{"error":"Error: Input buffer has corrupt header: pngload_buffer: unknown critical chunk\n at Mu.gU6 [as metadata] (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:456:36391)\n at y31 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1296:1770)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async v98 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1428:2744)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1423:5732)\n at async YM (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1758:929)\n at async aU0 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1798:3983)\n at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1818:2422\n at async Promise.all (index 0)\n at async e48 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1818:2381)","timestamp":"2025-07-25T23:35:02.510Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"Could not process image\"}}\n at i4.generate (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1317:7796)\n at DP.makeStatusError (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1334:2101)\n at DP.makeRequest (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1334:5315)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async UvB.kG1.showErrors (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2902:14365)\n at async kG1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/cl
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