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API crash because of bad URL parameters

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#7,361 opened on Apr 28, 2026

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Acceptance criteria

  • URL matching or view logic prevents an error with a proper 4xx response.

Sentry Issue: FLAGSMITH-API-5NF

ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'org_3COWhASRXfhcdxVrd0wEjpQp4dg'
  File "django/db/models/fields/__init__.py", line 2128, in get_prep_value
    return int(value)

ValueError: Field 'id' expected a number but got 'org_3COWhASRXfhcdxVrd0wEjpQp4dg'.
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  File "features/views.py", line 861, in get_queryset
    return super().get_queryset().filter(identity__pk=self.kwargs["identity_pk"])  # type: ignore[no-untyped-call]

Contributes to #6809

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Inspect the view in features/views.py line 861 and the URL configuration. Add validation to raise Http404 or a proper 4xx error if identity pk is not an integer.
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python
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