# \[Galaxy\] Unable to get access token (HTTP Code: 400, Message: Bad Request) **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** galaxy-ng, ee\ **Created:** [November 2, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-unable-to-get-access-token-http-code-400-message-bad-request/46581 "2026-11-02T15:27:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![actionmystique](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/actionmystique/32/1678_2.png) [@actionmystique](https://forum.ansible.com/u/actionmystique)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-unable-to-get-access-token-http-code-400-message-bad-request/46581/1 "2026-11-02T15:27:55Z")
ansible-core: 2.21.5 ansible-builder: 3.2.0 Since a few days, I am unable to build new execution environments with the command ```auto ansible-builder build --container-runtime=docker --context="/ee/context" --file="/ee/files/definition/file.yml" --tag="tag_name:version" -v3 ... #29 [galaxy 6/6] RUN ANSIBLE_GALAXY_DISABLE_GPG_VERIFY=1 ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml --collections-path "/usr/share/ansible/collections" #29 0.641 [WARNING]: Deprecation warnings can be disabled by setting `deprecation_warnings=False` in ansible.cfg. #29 0.641 [DEPRECATION WARNING]: PARAMIKO_HOST_KEY_AUTO_ADD option. Reason: This option was moved to the plugin itself #29 0.641 Alternatives: Use the option from the plugin itself. This feature will be removed from ansible-core version 2.20. #29 0.641 #29 1.238 [ERROR]: Unable to get access token (HTTP Code: 400, Message: Bad Request) #29 1.238 #29 1.238 Traceback (most recent call last): #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 91, in get #29 1.238 resp = open_url(to_native(self.auth_url), #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/module_utils/urls.py", line 1018, in open_url #29 1.238 return Request().open(method, url, data=data, headers=headers, use_proxy=use_proxy, #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/module_utils/urls.py", line 922, in open #29 1.238 r = urllib.request.urlopen(request, None, timeout) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 216, in urlopen #29 1.238 return opener.open(url, data, timeout) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 525, in open #29 1.238 response = meth(req, response) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 634, in http_response #29 1.238 response = self.parent.error( #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 563, in error #29 1.238 return self._call_chain(*args) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 496, in _call_chain #29 1.238 result = func(*args) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 643, in http_error_default #29 1.238 raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp) #29 1.238 urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request #29 1.238 #29 1.238 During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: #29 1.238 #29 1.238 Traceback (most recent call last): #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/api.py", line 93, in wrapped #29 1.238 data = self._call_galaxy(n_url, method='GET', error_context_msg=error_context_msg, cache=True) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/module_utils/api.py", line 168, in run_function #29 1.238 return call_retryable_function() #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/api.py", line 400, in _call_galaxy #29 1.238 self._add_auth_token(headers, url, required=auth_required) #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/api.py", line 449, in _add_auth_token #29 1.238 headers.update(self.token.headers()) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 115, in headers #29 1.238 headers['Authorization'] = '%s %s' % (self.token_type, self.get()) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 97, in get #29 1.238 raise GalaxyError(e, 'Unable to get access token') #29 1.238 ansible.galaxy.api.GalaxyError: Unable to get access token (HTTP Code: 400, Message: Bad Request) #29 1.238 #29 1.238 During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: #29 1.238 #29 1.238 Traceback (most recent call last): #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 91, in get #29 1.238 resp = open_url(to_native(self.auth_url), #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/module_utils/urls.py", line 1018, in open_url #29 1.238 return Request().open(method, url, data=data, headers=headers, use_proxy=use_proxy, #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/module_utils/urls.py", line 922, in open #29 1.238 r = urllib.request.urlopen(request, None, timeout) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 216, in urlopen #29 1.238 return opener.open(url, data, timeout) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 525, in open #29 1.238 response = meth(req, response) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 634, in http_response #29 1.238 response = self.parent.error( #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 563, in error #29 1.238 return self._call_chain(*args) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 496, in _call_chain #29 1.238 result = func(*args) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/urllib/request.py", line 643, in http_error_default #29 1.238 raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp) #29 1.238 urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request #29 1.238 #29 1.238 During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: #29 1.238 #29 1.238 Traceback (most recent call last): #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/cli/ __init__.py", line 660, in cli_executor #29 1.238 exit_code = cli.run() #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 734, in run #29 1.238 return context.CLIARGS['func']() #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 102, in method_wrapper #29 1.238 return wrapped_method(*args, **kwargs) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 1399, in execute_install #29 1.238 self._execute_install_collection( #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 1448, in _execute_install_collection #29 1.238 install_collections( #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/collection/ __init__.py", line 735, in install_collections #29 1.238 dependency_map = _resolve_depenency_map( #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/collection/ __init__.py", line 1855, in _resolve_depenency_map #29 1.238 return collection_dep_resolver.resolve( #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/resolvelib/resolvers/resolution.py", line 601, in resolve #29 1.238 state = resolution.resolve(requirements, max_rounds=max_rounds) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/resolvelib/resolvers/resolution.py", line 434, in resolve #29 1.238 self._add_to_criteria(self.state.criteria, r, parent=None) #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/resolvelib/resolvers/resolution.py", line 125, in _add_to_criteria #29 1.238 matches = self._p.find_matches( #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/providers.py", line 477, in find_matches #29 1.238 match for match in self._find_matches(list(requirements[identifier])) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/providers.py", line 253, in _find_matches #29 1.238 coll_versions = [] if preinstalled_candidates else self._api_proxy.get_collection_versions(first_req) # type: t.Iterable[t.Tuple[str, GalaxyAPI]] #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/collection/galaxy_api_proxy.py", line 103, in get_collection_versions #29 1.238 return set( #29 1.238 ^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/collection/galaxy_api_proxy.py", line 103, in #29 1.238 return set( #29 1.238 ^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/collection/galaxy_api_proxy.py", line 85, in _get_collection_versions #29 1.238 raise last_error #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/collection/galaxy_api_proxy.py", line 64, in _get_collection_versions #29 1.238 versions = api.get_collection_versions(requirement.namespace, requirement.name) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/api.py", line 103, in wrapped #29 1.238 data = self._call_galaxy(n_url, method='GET', error_context_msg=error_context_msg, cache=True) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/module_utils/api.py", line 168, in run_function #29 1.238 return call_retryable_function() #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/api.py", line 400, in _call_galaxy #29 1.238 self._add_auth_token(headers, url, required=auth_required) #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/api.py", line 449, in _add_auth_token #29 1.238 headers.update(self.token.headers()) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 115, in headers #29 1.238 headers['Authorization'] = '%s %s' % (self.token_type, self.get()) #29 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^ #29 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 97, in get #29 1.238 raise GalaxyError(e, 'Unable to get access token') #29 1.238 ansible.galaxy.api.GalaxyError: Unable to get access token (HTTP Code: 400, Message: Bad Request) #29 1.238 #29 1.238 Starting galaxy collection install process #29 1.238 Process install dependency map #29 ERROR: process "/bin/sh -c ANSIBLE_GALAXY_DISABLE_GPG_VERIFY=1 ansible-galaxy collection install $ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_COLLECTION_OPTS -r requirements.yml --collections-path \"/usr/share/ansible/collections\"" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1 ------ > [galaxy 6/6] RUN ANSIBLE_GALAXY_DISABLE_GPG_VERIFY=1 ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml --collections-path "/usr/share/ansible/collections": 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 115, in headers 1.238 headers['Authorization'] = '%s %s' % (self.token_type, self.get()) 1.238 ^^^^^^^^^^ 1.238 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/token.py", line 97, in get 1.238 raise GalaxyError(e, 'Unable to get access token') 1.238 ansible.galaxy.api.GalaxyError: Unable to get access token (HTTP Code: 400, Message: Bad Request) 1.238 1.238 Starting galaxy collection install process 1.238 Process install dependency map ------ Dockerfile:54 -------------------- 52 | RUN mkdir -p /usr/share/ansible 53 | RUN ansible-galaxy role install $ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_ROLE_OPTS -r requirements.yml --roles-path "/usr/share/ansible/roles" 54 | >>> RUN ANSIBLE_GALAXY_DISABLE_GPG_VERIFY=1 ansible-galaxy collection install $ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_COLLECTION_OPTS -r requirements.yml --collections-path "/usr/share/ansible/collections" 55 | 56 | # Builder build stage -------------------- ERROR: failed to build: failed to solve: process "/bin/sh -c ANSIBLE_GALAXY_DISABLE_GPG_VERIFY=1 ansible-galaxy collection install $ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_COLLECTION_OPTS -r requirements.yml --collections-path \"/usr/share/ansible/collections\"" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1 ``` #ansible-builder ---
**Author:** ![actionmystique](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/actionmystique/32/1678_2.png) [@actionmystique](https://forum.ansible.com/u/actionmystique)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-unable-to-get-access-token-http-code-400-message-bad-request/46581/2 "2026-11-02T15:53:19Z")
same issue with ansible-builder 3.1.0 ---
**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-unable-to-get-access-token-http-code-400-message-bad-request/46581/3 "2026-11-02T15:54:26Z")
That error can only happening when attempting to authenticate against [console.redhat.com](http://console.redhat.com) via the `ansible-galaxy` cli. The only thing I can recommend is to verify your credentials and that builder is configured to properly inject them. > **[Building EEs with environment variables for Galaxy configuration — Ansible...](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/builder/en/latest/scenario_guides/scenario_custom/)**