cetforOriginal post
Web Developer
I'm at a complete loss here just trying to create a Function on AppWrite Cloud. No matter what I try, I'm getting this error:
# Error 409
Document with the requested ID already exists. Try again with a different ID or use ID.unique() to generate a unique ID.
Type
`document_already_exists`
Here are the steps I'm doing:
- Login to AppWrite Cloud using my GitHub account
- Click on my Organization's Project/App
- Click "Functions"
- Click "Create Function"
- Under Quick start, click Python
- Leave Name/Runtime default (Starter Function / Python - 3.9), click Next
- Supply no optional variables, click Next
- At this point it doesn't matter which option I select, either create a new repo, or add to an existing. I've tried both.
- Click GitHub
- Select the correct Organization when asked where I want to install AppWrite
- Install & Authorize, it doesn't matter if I select All repos, or Only select repos, it results in the same issue.
- Click Install & Authorize
At this point I'm redirected back to cloud.appwrite.io with the above error. I've uninstalled AppWrite through GitHub and tried multiple times. I'm at a complete loss, what am I doing wrong here?
This is the function I'm trying to get setup:
https://github.com/appwrite/templates/tree/main/python/starter
I'm just trying to get the Starter Function running. Any ideas what's wrong? Thanks.
Summary
Developers solved the 'document_already_exists' error by:
1. Logging into GitHub and uninstalling AppWrite from their Organization.
2. Logging into AppWrite using GitHub, setting up an email/password, removing GitHub Identity, and logging out and back in.
3. Following the steps to create a Function on AppWrite Cloud, ensuring all fields were correctly set.
The error was fixed by establishing a unique ID for the document.