> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://gwen-leigh.gitbook.io/free-aws-cloud-project-bookcamp/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://gwen-leigh.gitbook.io/free-aws-cloud-project-bookcamp/week-2-distributed-tracing/2.3.0-rollbar/bug-fix-pyrollbar-no-access_token-provided..md). # Bug Fix: pyrollbar: No access\_token provided. Credentials and authentication issues preventing the rollbar agent in our backend from calling home. ## 1. Problem * Although the rollbar `access_token` is configured with the python variable `rollbar_access_token`, the agent isn't calling home, and no data are coming through on the Rollbar side.

## 2. Analysis * Something must be wrong with the variable `rollbar_access_token` in line 94 (in the above image). * After good dozens of minutes, I finally figured out: there are multiple `access_tokens` at varying levels in Rollbar - one at the project level (for each project) and the other at the account level. * I was using the account level token where I have to input the project access token. ## 3. Solution * [x] Grab the access token from the project. * [x] `export` and `gp env` ROLLBAR\_ACCESS\_TOKEN ``` export ROLLBAR_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ROLLBAR_TOKEN_FROM_PROJECT" gp env ROLLBAR_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ROLLBAR_TOKEN_FROM_PROJECT" ```

Unbelievable that Rollbar still hasn't updated this code that breaks. @app.before_first_request decorator was depricated from Flask 2.3 Also, there is no function call for init_rollbar(). Rollbar, really?

However, I still get the same error that the `access_token` is not provided. Well... the error message was quite stragithforward in fact. It's been telling me to "call" the `rollbar.init()` function.

* [x] Reorganise the Rollbar code. * [x] Call `init_rollbar()` under `with app.app_context():` function ([code fix here](https://github.com/mariachiinajar/aws-bootcamp-cruddur-2023-again/blob/02-03-rollbar/backend-flask/app.py)). {% code title="app.py" lineNumbers="true" %} ```python # ROLLBAR ------------------------- rollbar_access_token = os.getenv('ROLLBAR_ACCESS_TOKEN') def init_rollbar(): """init rollbar module""" rollbar.init( # access token rollbar_access_token, # environment name 'production', # server root directory, makes tracebacks prettier root=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), # flask already sets up logging allow_logging_basic_config=False) # send exceptions from `app` to rollbar, using flask's signal system. got_request_exception.connect(rollbar.contrib.flask.report_exception, app) # @app.before_first_request # this decorator will break the code as it is depricated after Flask 2.2 with app.app_context(): # use this 'with' statement instead. init_rollbar() # ROLLBAR TEST--------------------- @app.route('/rollbar/test') def rollbar_test(): rollbar.report_message('Hello Rollbar!', 'warning') return "Hello, Rollbar!" ``` {% endcode %} ## 4. Result * The error message `pyrollbar: No access_token provided` is gone. * I check the Rollbar console and the spans are coming through.