Fireflies.ai Common Errors

Overview

Quick reference for all Fireflies.ai GraphQL API error codes with root causes and fixes.

Error Response Format

All Fireflies errors follow this GraphQL error structure:

{
  "errors": [{
    "message": "Human-readable description",
    "code": "error_code",
    "friendly": true,
    "extensions": {
      "status": 400,
      "helpUrls": ["https://docs.fireflies.ai/..."]
    }
  }]
}

Error Code Reference

`auth_failed` (401)

Message: Invalid or missing API key.

# Verify API key is set and valid
echo "Key set: ${FIREFLIES_API_KEY:+YES}"

# Test authentication
set -euo pipefail
curl -s -X POST https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIREFLIES_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "{ user { email } }"}' | jq .

Fix: Regenerate API key at app.fireflies.ai > Integrations > Fireflies API.

`too_many_requests` (429)

Message: Rate limit exceeded.

Plan	Limit
Free / Pro	50 requests per day
Business / Enterprise	60 requests per minute

Fix: Implement exponential backoff. See fireflies-rate-limits skill.

`require_ai_credits` (402)

Message: AskFred operations require AI credits. Fix: Visit Fireflies dashboard > Upgrade section to purchase AI credits. Budget for createAskFredThread and continueAskFredThread calls.

`account_cancelled` (403)

Message: Subscription inactive. Fix: Renew your Fireflies subscription or switch to a different API key.

`invalid_language_code` (400)

Message: Unsupported language code in uploadAudio or addToLiveMeeting. Fix: Use ISO 639-1 codes (e.g., en, es, de, fr, ja). Max 5 characters.

`unsupported_platform` (400)

Message: Meeting platform not recognized by addToLiveMeeting. Fix: Fireflies supports Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. Verify the meeting_link is a valid URL for one of these platforms.

`payload_too_small` (400)

Message: Uploaded audio file is below 50KB minimum. Fix: Set bypass_size_check: true in AudioUploadInput for short clips:

await firefliesQuery(`
  mutation($input: AudioUploadInput) {
    uploadAudio(input: $input) { success title message }
  }
`, {
  input: {
    url: "https://example.com/short-clip.mp3",
    bypass_size_check: true,
  },
});

GraphQL Validation Errors (400)

Message: Field or argument not found in schema.

# Introspect the schema to discover available fields
set -euo pipefail
curl -s -X POST https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIREFLIES_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "{ __schema { queryType { fields { name description } } } }"}' | jq '.data.__schema.queryType.fields[] | {name, description}'

Network / Connection Errors

Symptom	Cause	Fix
`ECONNREFUSED`	Firewall blocking	Allow outbound HTTPS to `api.fireflies.ai`
`ETIMEDOUT`	DNS or network issue	Check DNS resolution for `api.fireflies.ai`
`ENOTFOUND`	DNS failure	Verify DNS, try `8.8.8.8` resolver

Quick Diagnostic Script

set -euo pipefail
echo "=== Fireflies.ai Diagnostics ==="
echo "API Key: ${FIREFLIES_API_KEY:+SET (${#FIREFLIES_API_KEY} chars)}"
echo ""

# Connectivity
echo "--- Connectivity ---"
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "HTTP %{http_code} in %{time_total}s\n" \
  -X POST https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIREFLIES_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "{ user { email } }"}'

# Full response
echo ""
echo "--- Auth Check ---"
curl -s -X POST https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIREFLIES_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "{ user { name email is_admin } }"}' | jq .

Deprecated Fields

These fields still work but will be removed:

Deprecated	Replacement
`transcript.host_email`	`transcript.organizer_email`
`transcripts(date: ...)`	`transcripts(fromDate: ..., toDate: ...)`
`transcripts(title: ...)`	`transcripts(keyword: ..., scope: ...)`
`transcripts(organizer_email: ...)`	`transcripts(organizers: [...])`
`transcripts(participant_email: ...)`	`transcripts(participants: [...])`

Output

Error code identified with root cause
Fix applied and verified
Deprecated field warnings resolved

Resources

Next Steps

For comprehensive debugging, see fireflies-debug-bundle.

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