[BUG] API Error 400

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 16, 2026 by yayacoke Closed May 20, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

<img width="1887" height="1020" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5b4c27ac-c0c1-44c5-b5a5-5b2f5a517f33" /> The blocks appear at any moment, whether Claude is taking control of the code or giving me instructions to follow. I use the computer a lot, and since this afternoon it won't work anymore. It says it can't. Claude said : This is an internal bug in Claude Code: the conversation history contains empty text blocks (likely empty tool results) that are sent back to the API with every message, causing a 400 error.

Quick fix: Start a new session (using the “New session” button in the top-left corner). The corrupted history will be discarded.

What Should Happen?

He had to either use a computer to manage the web-based part of my project or run code in PowerShell.

Error Messages/Logs

API Error: 400 messages: text content blocks must be non-empty

Steps to Reproduce

The error occurs randomly at various points during the conversation, without any specific action triggering it.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

v2.1.143

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

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