Persistent "Unauthorized" error for user wl0910 - Backend Authentication Issue

Orak Game Agent Challenge 2025-06ec83
#1

Hi, I am experiencing a persistent {"detail":"Unauthorized"} error when trying to run the evaluation for the Orak Game Agent Challenge 2025. I have performed extensive local troubleshooting, but the authentication continues to fail.

Details & Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

  • GitLab Username: wl0910
  • API Key Verification: Confirmed that the AICROWD_API_KEY being used matches the active key in my AIcrowd settings page.
  • Hardcoding Test: To bypass any environment variable issues, I manually inserted the API Key directly into os.environ['AICROWD_API_KEY'] at the top of my run.py script.
  • Cache Management: I have manually deleted the .aicrowd/ directory and all local session-related files multiple times to force a clean handshake.
  • Participant Status: Confirmed that I am already a participant in the challenge and have accepted all terms.

Despite these steps, the server consistently rejects the connection with a 401 Unauthorized response.

Request: Could you please check if there is a stuck session or a permission desync on the backend for my account? If possible, please reset my active sessions so I can attempt a fresh connection.

Thank you for your help.

Best regards,
Wade Lee (wl0910)

#2

@aicrowd_team Please help, thanks.

#3

Hello @wl0910

Can you try the following steps and let us know if you still face the issue?

  1. Get your API key from AIcrowd
  2. Open your terminal and try running the following (in the starter kit directory)
    export AICROWD_API_TOKEN=<your API KEY>
uv run python run.py

Not sure where you found AICROWD_API_KEY. Could you please point us to that source so that we can fix the documentation there?