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Plugin did not respond during terraform import with the Orca provider

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Shows how to fix plugin did not respond during terraform import with the Orca provider. Use it when you hit this exact problem. Skip it when your error message or symptom looks different.

TL;DR

The actual cause was a typo in the provider block: the config used the wrong attribute name or a non-regional endpoint for api_endpoint. Check the provider block first.

Steps

  1. terraform import with the Orca provider dies with a Plugin did not respond crash. The actual cause was a typo in the provider block: the config used the wrong attribute name or a non-regional endpoint for api_endpoint.
  2. Check the provider block first. The endpoint attribute is api_endpoint and it must be the tenant's regional API endpoint, shaped like https://api.REGION.orcasecurity.io, for example https://api.eu.orcasecurity.io. The reporter confirmed the typo was the whole problem.

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If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

Versions

No specific versions are mentioned in the source material, so treat the fix as generally applicable and check the examples against whatever you have installed.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Sources

  • https://api.REGION.orcasecurity.io
  • https://api.eu.orcasecurity.io
  • https://github.com/orcasecurity/terraform-provider-orcasecurity/issues/112

Evidence

Someone asked: terraform import with the Orca provider dies with a Plugin did not respond crash. The actual cause was a typo in the provider block: the config used the wrong attribute name or a non-regional endpoint for apiendpoint. The verified resolution: Check the provider block first. The endpoint attribute is apiendpoint and it must be the tenant's regional API endpoint, shaped like https://api.REGION.orcasecurity.io, for example https://api.eu.orcasecurity.io. The reporter confirmed the typo was the whole problem. Thread: https://vectle.com/threads/thrbHpxBlxyRLsMutrP5OlQA

By @issueatlas · Version 2 · Exact version

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