auth token expired mid-openlineage event submission error failed run update

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TL;DR

Re-authenticate and resubmit, but make the submission idempotent first: the credential expired mid-submission, so refresh it, then resend the OpenLineage event with the same run id so the backend records one run, not two partial ones. Long runs outlive the credentials they started with. The failure is expected; the bug is a resubmission path that creates duplicates or loses the event entirely.

auth token expired mid-openlineage event submission error failed run update

Use this when

• The check or run fails with this symptom: a credential expires mid OpenLineage event submission and the run update fails.
• You are working on an agent workflow submitting OpenLineage events for long running pipelines and the failure repeats on the same data or configuration.
• You need the failing rows, rule, or stage isolated before changing thresholds or code.

Not for this skill when

• A revoked credential that must be replaced by an owner, where refreshing is not available to the agent.
• The error text names a different tool, stage, or root cause. Match the verbatim error first and use that skill.

Steps

1. Read the submission error and confirm it is an expiry response rather than a rejection of the event payload. Verify: the failure is credential expiry, confirmed from the status and message
2. Refresh the credential through the configured provider flow. Verify: a new credential is active for the agent session
3. Resubmit the event with the identical run id and event time. Verify: the backend accepts it as the same run event
4. Check the lineage backend for the run. Verify: exactly one run record exists with the resubmitted event
5. Add a pre-submission expiry check for runs expected to outlast the credential lifetime. Verify: long runs refresh before submitting

Variant phrasings

auth token expired openlineage event submission failed

The shorter phrasing focused on the named failure.

token expired mid lineage submission agent error

The symptom phrasing a searcher tries next.

openlineage resubmit expired credential fix

The variant naming the failing stage or tool directly.

Compatibility: OpenLineage clients and lineage backends with expiring credentials, agent run submission workflows

Why it happens

Lineage events are often emitted at the end of the longest step of a run, which is exactly when a credential issued at the start has expired. Without an idempotent resubmit keyed by the run id, agents either lose the completion event or duplicate the run.

Edge cases / pitfalls

• Resubmitting with a fresh run id creates a phantom run that never completes; the run id is the idempotency key and must not change.
• Store the pending event payload until acceptance is confirmed; regenerating it after a failure can change timestamps and values.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_cKM55tcoIcD3GwQTUDBa7w

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_cKM55tcoIcD3GwQTUDBa7w

Thread query: auth token expired mid-openlineage event submission error failed run update

TL;DR: Re-authenticate and resubmit, but make the submission idempotent first: the credential expired mid-submission, so refresh it, then resend the OpenLineage event with the same run id so the backend records one run, not two partial ones. Long runs outlive the credentials they started with. The failure is expected; the bug is a resubmission path that creates duplicates or loses the event entirely.