Invalid Base64 PDF Data in API Request

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 17, 2025 by Storicoselfstorage Closed Oct 20, 2025

After downloading a broken PDF the claude code chat got blocked.

Bug Description
API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.8.content.0.pdf.source.base64.data: The PDF
specified was not valid."},"request_id":"req_011CUCVPkkPjmTxSLTrCgx3Z"}

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: cursor
  • Version: 1.0.62
  • Feedback ID: d85d336b-184a-4d32-86fc-ace7e8321fa9

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:890:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:962:15)\n    at i7 (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:865:5108)\n    at file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:48959\n    at Q (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14420)\n    at yJ (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:46397)\n    at JH (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:45264)\n    at Y9 (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:777:51585)","timestamp":"2025-10-15T10:40:02.035Z"},{"error":"Error: 1: ENOENT \n    at KT6 (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1345:4526)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async VT6 (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1345:2187)","timestamp":"2025-10-15T10:40:03.977Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at W71._createMessage (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1325:7955)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-10-15T10:40:07.440Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1389:418\n    at Object.useMemo (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:26368)\n    at XU9.useMemo (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:46:15588)\n    at _V (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1389:312)\n    at dM (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:19859)\n    at iv (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:42847)\n    at lv (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38368)\n    at jS (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38296)\n    at IR (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38150)\n    at VC (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:35213)","timestamp":"2025-10-15T11:11:06.751Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1389:418\n    at Object.useMemo (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:26368)\n    at XU9.useMemo (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:46:15588)\n    at _V (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1389:312)\n    at dM (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:19859)\n    at iv (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:42847)\n    at lv (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38368)\n    at jS (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38296)\n    at IR (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38150)\n    at VC (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:35213)","timestamp":"2025-10-15T11:11:06.816Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at W71._createMessage (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1325:7955)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-10-15T11:52:25.369Z"},{"error":"AbortError\n    at $q0 (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2291:9482)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async nU (file:///Users/bartoszlyskawinski/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:751:1143)","timestamp":"2025-10-15T11:52:25.393Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, 

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