# panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference

- **ID:** `go/panic-runtime-error-invalid-memory-address-or-nil-pointer-`
- **Domain:** go
- **Category:** type_error
- **Verification:** official
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

Dereferencing a nil pointer. A pointer variable is nil and was accessed without a nil check.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 1.x | active | — | — |