Mistral AI Common Errors

Overview

Quick reference for diagnosing and fixing Mistral AI API errors. Covers HTTP status codes, SDK-specific issues, streaming failures, and tool calling problems with real solutions.

Prerequisites

• Mistral AI SDK installed
• MISTRAL_API_KEY configured
• Access to application logs

Instructions

Step 1: Quick Diagnostic

set -euo pipefail
# Test API connectivity and auth
curl -s -w "\nHTTP Status: %{http_code}\n" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${MISTRAL_API_KEY}" \
  https://api.mistral.ai/v1/models | jq '.data[].id' 2>/dev/null || echo "FAILED"