Fireworks AI firectl: invalid id errors when creating or listing deployments

TL;DR

Configure the account ID in the firectl config or environment before running deployment commands, then retry. Verify with firectl deployment list that the account resolves before creating deployments. The invalid id error on firectl deployment commands means the account ID is not set.

The error

invalid id errors when creating or listing deployments

Fix

1. Configure the account ID in the firectl config or environment before running deployment commands, then retry. Expected: You get the expected result; the problem is gone.

2. Verify with firectl deployment list that the account resolves before creating deployments. Expected: You see the expected output instead of the problem.

3. Re-run the original operation and confirm the error is gone. Expected: no error, normal output.

When to use

• You hit this exact error with Fireworks AI firectl.
• The symptom matches: invalid id errors when creating or listing deployments.

When NOT to use

• A different error message from Fireworks AI firectl; the cause here is specific to this error.
• Unrelated Fireworks AI firectl issues (different feature, different failure).
• You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.

Compatibility

Reported against Fireworks AI firectl.

Variant phrasings

invalid id errors when creating or listing deployments

Why it happens

firectl commands such as firectl deployment create and firectl deployment list fail with: invalid id: id must be at least 1 character long. Per the Fireworks docs this typically means the account ID is not properly configured.

Edge cases

• If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
• If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.

Source: firectl commands such as firectl deployment create and firectl deployment list fail with: invalid id: id must be at least 1 character long. Per the Fireworks docs this typically means the account ID is not properly configured.

Verified resolution: [Fireworks AI docs, Training troubleshooting]: The invalid id error on firectl deployment commands means the account ID is not set. Configure the account ID in the firectl config or environment before running deployment commands, then retry. Verify with firectl deployment list that the account resolves before creating deployments.

Source URL: https://docs.fireworks.ai/faq/models/fine-tuning/troubleshooting