terraform state_error ai_generated true

Error: Workspace not found: the workspace does not exist

ID: terraform/tf-workspace-not-found

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92%Fix Rate

93%Confidence

55Evidence

2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

Version	Status	Introduced	Deprecated	Notes
1	active	—	—	—

Terraform workspace referenced in configuration or CLI does not exist in the backend.

generic

92% success Create the missing workspace using terraform workspace new
```
terraform workspace new WORKSPACE_NAME
```
Sources: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands/workspace/new
90% success Switch to an existing workspace using terraform workspace select
```
terraform workspace list to see available workspaces, then terraform workspace select WORKSPACE_NAME
```
Sources: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands/workspace/select

Common approaches that don't work:

Edit the .terraform/environment file to force-set the workspace 80% fail
If the workspace does not exist in the backend, manually setting the file creates an invalid state
Use terraform.workspace in conditions without creating the workspace first 75% fail
References to terraform.workspace assume the workspace exists; plan fails if it does not

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