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Graeme T-Gill
Graeme T-Gill

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Sanity CMS Error: Failed to communicate with the Sanity API

I’ve recently started using the Sanity Content Management System and came across a particular error.

Running $sanity init in my studio folder I encountered this -

Graemes-MacBook-Pro:studio graeme$ sanity init
You're setting up a new project!
We'll make sure you have an account with Sanity.io. Then we'll
install an open-source JS content editor that connects to
the real-time hosted API on Sanity.io. Hang on.

Press ctrl + C at any time to quit.

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your favorite frontends on https://sanity.io/create

Looks like you already have a Sanity-account. Sweet!


Error: Failed to communicate with the Sanity API:
Unauthorized - Session not found. For more information, see https://docs.sanity.io/help/cli-errors.
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sanity/cli/bin/sanity-cli.js:4318:3725
    at async e.default (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sanity/cli/bin/sanity-cli.js:4318:3549)
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It’s strange because it recognises that you’re logged in but then says it can’t authorize a connection to the Sanity API.

I tried a number of things and I’m still not sure why this was happening.

I fixed it by simply logging out of the Sanity CLI in the terminal and then logging back in again. As always turning something off and then back on again is worth a try.

Graemes-MacBook-Pro:studio graeme$ sanity logout
Logged out
Graemes-MacBook-Pro:studio graeme$ sanity login
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Jason Cruz

Wow i cant believe this worked for me, thanks a million!

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Md. Mizanur Rahaman

thanks
It works

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Mark Sikaundi

this really helping Thanks

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Bahman World • Edited

even sanity logout doesn't work for me.
Is there another way to logout?

Failed to communicate with the Sanity API:
POST-request to https://api.sanity.io/v1/auth/logout resulted in HTTP 403 Forbidden
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Graeme T-Gill

It may have changed now - I haven't tried it recently.

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Jordan Miguel

Thanks mate, I just stumbled across the exact error!

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Graeme T-Gill

That's great I'm glad it helped you out!

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lordvic4real

thanks so much

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Graeme T-Gill

So pleased this is helping people.

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conor-gaughan

Thank you!

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Omar

Thanks, worked for me too

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HuzaifaChaudary

YES It woked for me