operation_not_supported

The requested operation is not supported for this resource or its current state.

The operation_not_supported error occurs when you attempt an operation that is not currently supported for the given resource or its current state.

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Details

• HTTP Status: 422 Unprocessable Entity

• Retryable: No

• Task State: FAILED

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When does this occur?

This error is returned when:

• You attempt to cancel a self-hosted agent run via the API (self-hosted runs must be cancelled through the hosting infrastructure)

• You attempt to cancel a local agent run via the API (local runs must be cancelled from the source client)

• You attempt to cancel a run triggered via GitHub Actions (these must be cancelled through the GitHub Actions workflow view)

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Example response

{
  "type": "https://docs.warp.dev/reference/api-and-sdk/troubleshooting/errors/operation-not-supported",
  "title": "Self-hosted agent runs cannot be cancelled with the API.",
  "status": 422,
  "instance": "/api/v1/agent/tasks/abc123/cancel",
  "error": "Self-hosted agent runs cannot be cancelled with the API.",
  "retryable": false
}

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How to resolve

1. Check the error message to understand which operation is unsupported and why.

2. Use the appropriate method for the operation:

   • Self-hosted runs — Cancel through your hosting infrastructure.

   • Local runs — Cancel from the Warp desktop app or terminal session.

   • GitHub Actions runs — Cancel via the GitHub Actions workflow view.

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Related

• Cloud Agents Overview — How cloud agent tasks work

• Self-Hosting — Self-hosted agent configuration

• Oz Agent API & SDK — API reference for managing agent tasks