113179f fix: prevent delete_chat_by_id crash when chat is None
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📝backend/open_webui/routers/chats.py (+10 -0)
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Add null check after Chats.get_chat_by_id() in both admin and user code paths. When chat doesn't exist, now raises HTTP 404 instead of crashing with AttributeError when accessing chat.meta.
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/20270
**Author:** [@Classic298](https://github.com/Classic298)
**Created:** 12/30/2025
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 12/31/2025
**Merged by:** [@tjbck](https://github.com/tjbck)
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `fix/issue-002-delete-chat-null-crash`
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- [`113179f`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/113179f8868df427ceed3e5d3a2dc784f64c9e66) fix: prevent delete_chat_by_id crash when chat is None
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📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/chats.py` (+10 -0)
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### 📄 Description
Add null check after Chats.get_chat_by_id() in both admin and user code paths. When chat doesn't exist, now raises HTTP 404 instead of crashing with AttributeError when accessing chat.meta.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/20270
Author: @Classic298
Created: 12/30/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 12/31/2025
Merged by: @tjbck
Base:
dev← Head:fix/issue-002-delete-chat-null-crash📝 Commits (1)
113179ffix: prevent delete_chat_by_id crash when chat is None📊 Changes
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backend/open_webui/routers/chats.py(+10 -0)📄 Description
Add null check after Chats.get_chat_by_id() in both admin and user code paths. When chat doesn't exist, now raises HTTP 404 instead of crashing with AttributeError when accessing chat.meta.
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.