Skills Data Science Collect Hex Debug Evidence Bundle

Collect Hex Debug Evidence Bundle

v20260423
hex-debug-bundle
This tool collects a comprehensive diagnostic archive for the Hex platform. It gathers crucial evidence, including API connectivity status, project inventory, recent run histories, data connection health, and current rate limit information. Use this bundle when encountering persistent bugs, preparing detailed support tickets, or troubleshooting complex data flow issues.
Get Skill
407 downloads
Overview

Hex Debug Bundle

Overview

Collect Hex API connectivity status, project listing, run history, data connection health, and rate limit state into a single diagnostic archive. This bundle helps troubleshoot failed notebook runs, stale data connections, scheduled run failures, and API authentication issues.

Debug Collection Script

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
BUNDLE="debug-hex-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
mkdir -p "$BUNDLE"

# Environment check
echo "=== Hex Debug Bundle ===" | tee "$BUNDLE/summary.txt"
echo "Generated: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" >> "$BUNDLE/summary.txt"
echo "HEX_API_KEY: ${HEX_API_KEY:+[SET]}" >> "$BUNDLE/summary.txt"

# API connectivity
HTTP=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HEX_API_KEY}" \
  https://app.hex.tech/api/v1/projects 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
echo "API Status: HTTP $HTTP" >> "$BUNDLE/summary.txt"

# Project listing
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HEX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://app.hex.tech/api/v1/projects" \
  > "$BUNDLE/projects.json" 2>&1 || true

# Recent runs (across projects)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HEX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://app.hex.tech/api/v1/runs?limit=10" \
  > "$BUNDLE/recent-runs.json" 2>&1 || true

# Data connections and rate limit headers
curl -s -D "$BUNDLE/rate-headers.txt" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HEX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://app.hex.tech/api/v1/connections" > "$BUNDLE/connections.json" 2>&1 || true

tar -czf "$BUNDLE.tar.gz" "$BUNDLE" && rm -rf "$BUNDLE"
echo "Bundle: $BUNDLE.tar.gz"

Analyzing the Bundle

tar -xzf debug-hex-*.tar.gz
cat debug-hex-*/summary.txt                       # Auth + connectivity
jq '.[] | {id, title, status}' debug-hex-*/projects.json   # Project inventory
jq '.[] | {id, status, started_at}' debug-hex-*/recent-runs.json  # Run history
jq '.[] | {name, type, status}' debug-hex-*/connections.json      # Data source health

Common Issues

Symptom Check in Bundle Fix
API returns 401 summary.txt shows HTTP 401 Regenerate API token in Hex workspace Settings > API
Run stuck in pending recent-runs.json shows pending status for >5 min Check compute quota; cancel and re-trigger the run
Data connection failed connections.json shows error on a source Re-authenticate the connection; verify DB credentials haven't expired
Scheduled run not firing recent-runs.json missing expected scheduled entries Check project schedule in Hex UI; verify project is published
Rate limited (429) rate-headers.txt shows Retry-After Reduce API polling; batch project queries where possible

Automated Health Check

async function checkHex(): Promise<void> {
  const key = process.env.HEX_API_KEY;
  if (!key) { console.error("[FAIL] HEX_API_KEY not set"); return; }

  const res = await fetch("https://app.hex.tech/api/v1/projects", {
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${key}` },
  });
  console.log(`[${res.ok ? "OK" : "FAIL"}] API: HTTP ${res.status}`);

  if (res.ok) {
    const data = await res.json();
    console.log(`[INFO] Projects accessible: ${Array.isArray(data) ? data.length : 0}`);
  }
}
checkHex();

Resources

Next Steps

See hex-common-errors.

Info
Category Data Science
Name hex-debug-bundle
Version v20260423
Size 3.77KB
Updated At 2026-04-28
Language