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[PR #21071] [CLOSED] fix: AttributeError in citation parser when tool returns error #64768
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Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/21071
Author: @bennixview
Created: 1/31/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
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dev← Head:fix/search-web-error-handling📝 Commits (10+)
fe6783cMerge pull request #19030 from open-webui/devfc05e0aMerge pull request #19405 from open-webui/deve3faec6Merge pull request #19416 from open-webui/dev9899293Merge pull request #19448 from open-webui/dev140605eMerge pull request #19462 from open-webui/dev6f1486fMerge pull request #19466 from open-webui/devd95f533Merge pull request #19729 from open-webui/deva7271530.6.43 (#20093)6adde20Merge pull request #20394 from open-webui/devf9b0534Merge pull request #20522 from open-webui/dev📊 Changes
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backend/open_webui/test/util/test_middleware.py(+102 -0)📝
backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py(+9 -4)📄 Description
When builtin tools fail, they return {"error": "..."} instead of their normal response format. The citation parser in middleware.py was not handling this case, causing AttributeError when iterating over error dicts (e.g., search_web expects a list).
Fix: Add generic error detection at the start of
get_citation_source_from_tool_result that checks for {"error": ...} pattern and returns empty list. Also refactored to parse JSON once and reuse the result.
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devbranch. Not targeting thedevbranch will lead to immediate closure of the PR.When builtin tools fail, they return {"error": "..."} instead of their normal response format. The citation parser in middleware.py was not handling this case, causing AttributeError when iterating over error dicts (e.g., search_web expects a list).
Fix: Add generic error detection at the start of
get_citation_source_from_tool_result that checks for {"error": ...} pattern and returns empty list. Also refactored to parse JSON once and reuse the result.
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Testing: added new test in test/util/test_middleware.py
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Description
When builtin tools fail, they return {"error": "..."} instead of their normal response format. The citation parser in middleware.py was not handling this case, causing AttributeError when iterating over error dicts (e.g., search_web expects a list).
Fix: Add generic error detection at the start of
get_citation_source_from_tool_result that checks for {"error": ...} pattern and returns empty list. Also refactored to parse JSON once and reuse the result.
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new test in test/util/test_middleware.py
Changed
Add generic error detection at the start of
get_citation_source_from_tool_result that checks for {"error": ...} pattern and returns empty list. Also refactored to parse JSON once and reuse the result.
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Add generic error detection at the start of
get_citation_source_from_tool_result that checks for {"error": ...} pattern and returns empty list. Also refactored to parse JSON once and reuse the result.
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