[GH-ISSUE #225] AI News Writer - News Report Fails with "API Key not found" Error #492

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opened 2026-03-13 20:37:40 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-03-13 20:37:40 +03:00

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Originally created by @uniqueumesh on GitHub (Aug 29, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AJaySi/ALwrity/issues/225

Originally assigned to: @AJaySi, @uniqueumesh on GitHub.

While trying to generate a news report, the following error occurs:

str: An unexpected error occurred: 400 API Key not found. Please pass a valid API key. 
[reason: "API_KEY_INVALID" domain: "googleapis.com" metadata { key: "service" value: "generativelanguage.googleapis.com" }, locale: "en-US" message: "API Key not found. Please pass a valid API key." ]

Traceback:
Cannot extract the stack trace for this exception. Try calling exception() within the `catch` block.

Steps to Reproduce:

Open the Alwrity -AI News Writer tool.
Enter news headline: AI Trends in 2025.
Select country: India.
Select language: English.
Click Write News Report.

An error message appears, and no report is generated.

Expected Behavior:

The tool should fetch relevant news articles and generate a news report successfully.

Actual Behavior:

The news report fails to generate and displays the above API Key error.

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Originally created by @uniqueumesh on GitHub (Aug 29, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AJaySi/ALwrity/issues/225 Originally assigned to: @AJaySi, @uniqueumesh on GitHub. While trying to generate a news report, the following error occurs: ``` str: An unexpected error occurred: 400 API Key not found. Please pass a valid API key. [reason: "API_KEY_INVALID" domain: "googleapis.com" metadata { key: "service" value: "generativelanguage.googleapis.com" }, locale: "en-US" message: "API Key not found. Please pass a valid API key." ] Traceback: Cannot extract the stack trace for this exception. Try calling exception() within the `catch` block. ``` ### Steps to Reproduce: - Open the Alwrity -[AI News Writer tool](https://www.alwrity.com/ai-news-generator). - Enter news headline: AI Trends in 2025. - Select country: India. - Select language: English. - Click Write News Report. ### An error message appears, and no report is generated. ## Expected Behavior: The tool should fetch relevant news articles and generate a news report successfully. ## Actual Behavior: The news report fails to generate and displays the above API Key error. Screenshot: <img width="1920" height="1080" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/074a922f-de35-48c0-9b41-2b9df9d1e268" />

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@AJaySi commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2025):

I am closing this now. We are anyways rewriting everything.

@AJaySi commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2025): I am closing this now. We are anyways rewriting everything.

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