# Login or init error in google colab **URL:** \ **Category:** W&B Help\ **Tags:** wandb\ **Created:** [June 27, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632 "2023-06-27T03:16:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gno33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@gno33](https://community.wandb.ai/u/gno33)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/1 "2023-06-27T03:16:55Z")
I am getting some errors when running wandb on google colab. 1. wandb.login() not working It will run for a while, and then the screen will change to a white Google Chrome error screen, showing error code 5. If I refresh Chrome and go back to colab, wandb.login is still running and if you force it to stop, you will see an error message like below. ```auto --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KeyboardInterrupt Traceback (most recent call last) in () ----> 1 wandb.login() 7 frames /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/wandb/sdk/wandb_login.py in login(anonymous, key, relogin, host, force, timeout) 75 return True 76 kwargs = dict(locals()) ---> 77 configured = _login(**kwargs) 78 return True if configured else False 79 /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/wandb/sdk/wandb_login.py in _login(anonymous, key, relogin, host, force, timeout, _backend, _silent, _disable_warning, _entity) 296 297 if not key: --> 298 wlogin.prompt_api_key() 299 300 # make sure login credentials get to the backend /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/wandb/sdk/wandb_login.py in prompt_api_key(self) 219 220 def prompt_api_key(self): --> 221 key, status = self._prompt_api_key() 222 if status == ApiKeyStatus.NOTTY: 223 directive = ( /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/wandb/sdk/wandb_login.py in _prompt_api_key(self) 199 while True: 200 try: --> 201 key = apikey.prompt_api_key( 202 self._settings, 203 api=api, /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/wandb/sdk/lib/apikey.py in prompt_api_key(settings, api, input_callback, browser_callback, no_offline, no_create, local) 88 if jupyter and "google.colab" in sys.modules: 89 log_string = term.LOG_STRING_NOCOLOR ---> 90 key = wandb.jupyter.attempt_colab_login(app_url) 91 if key is not None: 92 write_key(settings, key, api=api) /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/wandb/jupyter.py in attempt_colab_login(app_url) 321 ) 322 try: --> 323 return output.eval_js("_wandbApiKey") 324 except MessageError: 325 return None /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/google/colab/output/_js.py in eval_js(script, ignore_result, timeout_sec) 38 if ignore_result: 39 return ---> 40 return _message.read_reply_from_input(request_id, timeout_sec) 41 42 /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/google/colab/_message.py in read_reply_from_input(message_id, timeout_sec) 94 reply = _read_next_input_message() 95 if reply == _NOT_READY or not isinstance(reply, dict): ---> 96 time.sleep(0.025) 97 continue 98 if ( KeyboardInterrupt: ``` The commands below sometimes work to log in. ```auto ! wandb login ``` Sometimes wandb.init() doesn’t work well even if the login is successful. When i run wandb.init() or run the next cell after init, colab runtime will be disconnected and reconnected after a small wait. After that, logging is sometimes fine. However, this disconnection is very disruptive for iterative experiments. ---
**Author:** ![uma-wandb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b77776/32.png) [@uma-wandb](https://community.wandb.ai/u/uma-wandb)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/2 "2023-06-29T16:55:41Z")
Hey gnokim, Sorry to hear this is happening. I have a few questions to help me investigate this issue further: - What version of wandb are you running? - Even after resetting the Colab runtime, does this still occur? - What happens when you try to log in via `wandb.login(key='YOUR_API_KEY')?` - Could you elaborate on what you mean by “wandb.init() doesn’t work well even if the login is successful” ? Does this mean you are able to initialize a wandb run, but it is slow? Or is it unable to be spun up at all? Thanks for providing this information! Best, Uma ---
**Author:** ![uma-wandb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b77776/32.png) [@uma-wandb](https://community.wandb.ai/u/uma-wandb)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/3 "2023-07-05T17:23:51Z")
Hi gnokim, since we have not heard back from you we are going to close this request. If you would like to re-open the conversation, please let us know! ---
**Author:** ![gno33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@gno33](https://community.wandb.ai/u/gno33)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/4 "2023-07-06T02:08:58Z")
Sorry for the late reply, I missed yours, I’m still stuck on the issue, I’ll reply soon. ---
**Author:** ![gno33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@gno33](https://community.wandb.ai/u/gno33)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/5 "2023-07-06T03:00:41Z")
[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tnNOmO7dYMnVPk6TjbBF\_qmOXfnHxklX?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tnNOmO7dYMnVPk6TjbBF_qmOXfnHxklX?usp=sharing) The code below sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. wandb.login(key=‘YOUR\_API\_KEY’) The main problem is that it doesn’t run smoothly from login to init. ---
**Author:** ![uma-wandb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b77776/32.png) [@uma-wandb](https://community.wandb.ai/u/uma-wandb)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/6 "2023-07-06T18:19:50Z")
Hey @gno33, I recommend continuing to use the workaround with `! wandb login` for the time being, as well as trying the following: - Running wandb in offline mode. Documentation can be found [here](https://docs.wandb.ai/guides/technical-faq/setup#can-i-run-wandb-offline) and here’s the [documentation](https://docs.wandb.ai/guides/track/tracking-faq#is-it-possible-to-save-metrics-offline-and-sync-them-to-wb-later) on saving metrics offline and syncing them to wandb later - Disabling any firewalls that could be interfering with the network Please let me know if any of these suggestions help in any way. ---
**Author:** ![uma-wandb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b77776/32.png) [@uma-wandb](https://community.wandb.ai/u/uma-wandb)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/7 "2023-07-10T21:43:29Z")
Hi @gno33, since we have not heard back from you we are going to close this request. If you would like to re-open the conversation, please let us know! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/wandb/original/1X/366b649231631dbab896843020da0056074ac79d.png) [@system](https://community.wandb.ai/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/login-or-init-error-in-google-colab/4632/8 "2023-09-04T18:20:39Z")
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