403 error

[Ikblaze]

I get a backend.env file not found which eventually results in 403 error(cept-language': 'en-US,en;q=0.9'} error_body={"detail":"Invalid credentials"} duration_seconds=0.0
INFO: 127.0.0.1:60548 - "GET /api/v1/workflows?template=true&page_size=100 HTTP/1.1" 403 Forbidden
2026-01-12T04:48:08.837225Z [warning ] [request_logging.py :99 ] api.raw_request method=GET path=/api/v1/workflows status_code=403 body= headers={'host': 'localhost:8000', 'connection': 'keep-alive', 'sec-ch-ua-platform': '"Windows"', 'x-user-agent': 'skyvern-ui', 'user-agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/143.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'accept': 'application/json, text/plain, /', 'sec-ch-ua': '"Google Chrome";v="143", "Chromium";v="143", "Not A(Brand";v="24"', 'sec-ch-ua-mobile': '?0', 'origin': 'http://localhost:8080', 'sec-fetch-site': 'same-site', 'sec-fetch-mode': 'cors', 'sec-fetch-dest': 'empty', 'referer': 'http://localhost:8080/', 'accept-encoding': 'gzip, deflate, br, zstd', 'accept-language': 'en-US,en;q=0.9'} error_body={"detail":"Invalid credentials"} duration_seconds=0.01600000000325963
INFO: 127.0.0.1:56574 - "GET /api/v1/workflows?template=true&page_size=100 HTTP/1.1" 403 Forbidden)

Even though when i ran skyvern quickstart it pointed out that my skyvern api key had been created and saved in env file, on the localhost:8080, it still asks me to regenerate a skyvern api key and when i try to do that it returns another error-(asyncpg.exceptions.InvalidPasswordError: password authentication failed for user "skyvern")

╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Starting Skyvern UI Server... │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Starting Skyvern API Server on port 8000... │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Setting up frontend .env file...
✅ Successfully set up frontend .env file

**ERROR: Backend .env file not found at C:\Users\OfuRich\Documents\aijobhub\skyvern.env
📦 Running npm install...
INFO: Started server process [22140]
INFO: Waiting for application startup.
2026-01-12T04:36:22.155510Z [info ] [api_app.py :59 ] Server started
INFO: Application startup complete.
INFO: Uvicorn running on http://0.0.0.0:8000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
The system cannot find the path specified.
'pre-commit not installed, skipping hook setup'
✅ npm install complete.
🚀 Starting npm UI server...

skyvern-frontend@0.0.0 start
npm run serve & npm run run-artifact-server

[skyvern-agent]

The 403 error you're encountering suggests that there are issues with your API credentials or the required environment files. Here are steps to troubleshoot:

1. Check the Environment Files: The error indicates that the backend .env file is missing. Ensure the file exists at C:\Users\OfuRich\Documents\aijobhub\skyvern\.env and contains the correct API key and any other necessary environment variables required for authentication [1].

2. Verify API Key: Confirm that the API key generated during the setup is valid. If you're receiving "Invalid credentials," this could mean the key is incorrect or not properly saved in the backend .env file [1].

3. Regenerate API Key: If you suspect the API key is not working, you may need to regenerate it. Make sure to follow the procedure carefully, and check for any typos or issues during the regeneration process [2].

4. Log File Review: Review your logs for additional context around the errors. The line asyncpg.exceptions.InvalidPasswordError indicates a possible issue with the database password, suggesting a misconfigured connection to your database [2].

5. Restart Servers: After making changes to your .env file or regenerating the API key, restart both the Skyvern UI and API servers to ensure the new configurations are loaded.

If these steps do not resolve the issue, please check the documentation for further details or consider reaching out for help via a community forum or support [2].

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