Error: Create Artifact Container failed: The artifact name is not valid

[Revisto]

I am getting this issue with the flatpak/flatpak-github-actions in my CI GitHub Actions workflow. The error occurs during the artifact upload process. This issue started occurring randomly, and even rerunning previously successful CI builds now results in failure.

Link to an example of this issue on my project: https://github.com/Revisto/drum-machine/actions/runs/13075794457

Link to rerun version of successful CI that failed now: https://github.com/Revisto/drum-machine/actions/runs/12893920065

Error Details:

###### End Diagnostic HTTP information ######
##### Begin Diagnostic HTTP information #####
Status Code: 400
Status Message: Bad Request
Header Information: {
  "content-length": "268",
  "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
  "date": "Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:34:27 GMT",
  "server": "Kestrel",
  "cache-control": "no-store,no-cache",
  "pragma": "no-cache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=2592000",
  "x-tfs-processid": "ae3442f3-8b6b-4f86-995b-5ac23c250211",
  "activityid": "7149e809-1877-4343-a76c-75de1546581f",
  "x-tfs-session": "7149e809-1877-4343-a76c-75de1546581f",
  "x-vss-e2eid": "7149e809-1877-4343-a76c-75de1546581f",
  "x-vss-senderdeploymentid": "d8e2ca4d-fc49-4fde-de7b-4a7ca9dd6aba",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}
###### End Diagnostic HTTP information ######
Error: Build failed: Error: Create Artifact Container failed: The artifact name drum-machine-devel-x86_64 is not valid. Request URL https://pipelinesghubeus8.actions.githubusercontent.com/PxTyoUFY0CZbRFiHHJkCsv41Me121rzPZC0yZOva6yd4MDfYZ2/_apis/pipelines/workflows/13075794457/artifacts?api-version=6.0-preview```

[jochumdev]

Until this is fixed use jochumdev/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@builder-update-deps:

jobs:
  build-linux-flatpak:
    needs: build-linux
    name: "Build Linux flatpak"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    container:
      image: bilelmoussaoui/flatpak-github-actions:freedesktop-22.08
      options: --privileged
    permissions: write-all
    timeout-minutes: 10
    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: 'true'

      - name: Download binary from build-linux
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: linux_x86_64_binary

      - name: Extract binary
        run: mkdir -p ./build/linux/x64/release/bundle && cd ./build/linux/x64/release/bundle && tar -x -f ../../../../../letscheck-linux-x86_64-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.tar.xz .

      - name: Build flatpak
        uses: jochumdev/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@builder-update-deps
        with:
          bundle: letscheck.flatpak
          manifest-path: ./flathub/dev.jochum.letscheck.yml
          cache-key: flatpak-builder-${{ github.sha }}
          upload-artifact: "false"

[jochumdev]

Workaround could be

   - name: Build flatpak
     uses: flatpak/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@v6
     with:
       upload-artifact: "false"

EDIT: Doesn't work.

[vpelss]

Same here. In previous runs io.github.vpelss.snis_flatpak-x86_64 was a valid name.

---

Creating a bundle...
/usr/bin/flatpak build-bundle repo io.github.vpelss.snis_flatpak --runtime-repo=https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo --arch=x86_64 io.github.vpelss.snis_flatpak master
Uploading artifact...
Starting artifact upload
For more detailed logs during the artifact upload process, enable step-debugging: https://docs.github.com/actions/monitoring-and-troubleshooting-workflows/enabling-debug-logging#enabling-step-debug-logging
Artifact name is valid!
Create Artifact Container - Error is not retryable

Begin Diagnostic HTTP information

Status Code: 400
Status Message: Bad Request
Header Information: {
"content-length": "268",
"content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
"date": "Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:21:27 GMT",
"server": "Kestrel",
"cache-control": "no-store,no-cache",
"pragma": "no-cache",
"strict-transport-security": "max-age=2592000",
"x-tfs-processid": "d333d9a9-afb7-48e2-bc59-57c3fc3bb012",
"activityid": "dd3d75d1-98e3-4c24-af5c-c250b90e5492",
"x-tfs-session": "dd3d75d1-98e3-4c24-af5c-c250b90e5492",
"x-vss-e2eid": "dd3d75d1-98e3-4c24-af5c-c250b90e5492",
"x-vss-senderdeploymentid": "744dbee7-4a20-affb-6b9b-ecd612b3b335",
"x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

End Diagnostic HTTP information

Begin Diagnostic HTTP information

Status Code: 400
Status Message: Bad Request
Header Information: {
"content-length": "268",
"content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
"date": "Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:21:27 GMT",
"server": "Kestrel",
"cache-control": "no-store,no-cache",
"pragma": "no-cache",
"strict-transport-security": "max-age=2592000",
"x-tfs-processid": "d333d9a9-afb7-48e2-bc59-57c3fc3bb012",
"activityid": "dd3d75d1-98e3-4c24-af5c-c250b90e5492",
"x-tfs-session": "dd3d75d1-98e3-4c24-af5c-c250b90e5492",
"x-vss-e2eid": "dd3d75d1-98e3-4c24-af5c-c250b90e5492",
"x-vss-senderdeploymentid": "744dbee7-4a20-affb-6b9b-ecd612b3b335",
"x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

End Diagnostic HTTP information

Error: Build failed: Error: Create Artifact Container failed: The artifact name io.github.vpelss.snis_flatpak-x86_64 is not valid. Request URL https://pipelinesghubeus11.actions.githubusercontent.com/CKXs3k5qqK6YfH3W04iVjN8lwk3VkgkwusFqTkNnHuBkkUptLi/_apis/pipelines/workflows/130[81](https://github.com/vpelss/snis_flatpak/actions/runs/13081700674/job/36506454079#step:4:82)700674/artifacts?api-version=6.0-preview

[sodevel]

The error message is quite misleading but the reason is, due to outdated dependencies, this Action uses an upload endpoint which GitHub finally disabled at the end of january, this Action will now always fail until it gets finally updated.

[vpelss]

As per above, replacing

• uses: flatpak/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@v6
  with
• uses: jochumdev/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@builder-update-deps

and then adding
upload-artifact: "false"

is working for me now.

So I believe the fix mentioned above should be:

 - name: Build flatpak
     uses: jochumdev/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@builder-update-deps
     with:
       upload-artifact: "false"

[sodevel]

If you disable uploading of artifacts then of course this Action does not access a disabled upload endpoint anymore...

[Revisto]

If you disable uploading of artifacts then of course this Action does not access a disabled upload endpoint anymore...

actually, I did that (only adding the upload-artifact: "false") and I still got the error, here is the link:
https://github.com/Revisto/drum-machine/actions/runs/13082194656/job/36507882587

[sodevel]

Well, my bad, i stand corrected then. If you are looking for a variant with a working upload, i suggest the fork flathub-infra/flatpak-github-actions, my build just finished and the artifact got uploaded successfully.

[vpelss]

If you disable uploading of artifacts then of course this Action does not access a disabled upload endpoint anymore...

actually, I did that (only adding the upload-artifact: "false") and I still got the error, here is the link: https://github.com/Revisto/drum-machine/actions/runs/13082194656/job/36507882587

For me I needed to change both:

 - name: Build flatpak
     uses: jochumdev/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@builder-update-deps
     with:
       upload-artifact: "false"

[mijorus]

Same issue here