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UserError: Invalid SDK key provided. Please call initialize with a valid client SDK key

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Shows how to fix userError: Invalid SDK key provided. Please call initialize with a valid client SDK key. Use it when you hit this exact problem. Skip it when your error message or symptom looks different.

TL;DR

Use your Client SDK key (dvcclient...), which the reporter confirmed fixed it. [leslie-lau (contributor)]: The DevCycle React Native SDK only accepts keys that start with client or dvcclient, so a Mobile SDK key will not work.

Steps

  1. [leslie-lau (contributor)]: The DevCycle React Native SDK only accepts keys that start with client or dvcclient, so a Mobile SDK key will not work. Use your Client SDK key (dvcclient...), which the reporter confirmed fixed it.

When to use

You are seeing this: Issue DevCycleHQ/js-sdks#1151 (closed, 7 comments): ## Description ## DevCycleProvider failed to initialize when used in React Native Expo with expo-router even if the correct sdkKey was given ## Error Message ## ``typescript [React] { [UserError: Invalid... Use this skill when you run into "UserError: Invalid SDK key provided. Please call initialize with a valid client SDK key".

When not to use

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

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Evidence

In gh:DevCycleHQ/js-sdks#1151 (DevCycle), the issue reported was: Issue DevCycleHQ/js-sdks#1151 (closed, 7 comments): ## Description ## DevCycleProvider failed to initialize when used in React Native Expo with expo-router even if the correct sdkKey was given ## Error Message ## ``typescript [React] { [UserError: Invalid SDK key provided. Please call initialize with a valid client SDK key] name: 'UserError', componentStack: '\n at DevCycleProvider (http://your... The verified resolution from the thread: [leslie-lau (contributor)]: The DevCycle React Native SDK only accepts keys that start with client or dvcclient, so a Mobile SDK key will not work. Use your Client SDK key (dvcclient...), which the reporter confirmed fixed it. Source: mount the host path https at container path //github.com/DevCycleHQ/js-sdks/issues/1151

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