Creating a new collection repository triggers sync error (http500) from hub

[hobby65]

Summary

When adding a custom repository to automation hub through configurationas code as follows:

  - name: custom
    description: Custom content repository
    distribution:
      name: custom
      state: present
    update: false
    wait: false
    state: present

The play fails on error.

Issue Type

• Bug Report

Ansible, Collection, Controller details

ansible --version

$ ansible-galaxy collection list
# /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
Collection              Version     
----------------------- ------------
ansible.controller      4.7.11      
ansible.eda             2.11.0      
ansible.hub             1.0.6       
ansible.platform        2.6.20260504
ansible.utils           6.0.2       
community.general       12.6.0      
community.hashi_vault   7.1.0       
infra.aap_configuration 4.4.0       
# /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/_internal/ansible_collections
Collection              Version     
----------------------- ------------
ansible._protomatter    2.19.9      

ansible automation platform 2.6-8 (latest update)

• ansible installation method: one of source, pip, OS package, EE

OS / ENVIRONMENT

RHEL 9.7

Desired Behavior

Expected behaviour: The collection repository is created and no sync is triggered (hence update: false), playbook not giving an error .

Actual Behavior

The play gives an error:

TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : Create/Update Collection repository sync community | Wait to finish the Repository sync] ***
changed: [aap_dev]
TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : Register value] ***********
ok: [aap_dev]
TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : Handle Async Job Failure] ***
skipping: [aap_dev]
TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : Create/Update Collection repository sync custom | Wait to finish the Repository sync] ***
[ERROR]: Task failed: Module failed: Start Sync error: The host sent back a server error: /api/galaxy/pulp/api/v3/repositories/ansible/ansible/019e4541-3116-77f4-80de-a99ebf0ccb3b/sync/: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error. Please check the logs and try again later
Origin: /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/infra/aap_configuration/roles/collect_async_status/tasks/main.yml:5:7
3   no_log: "{{ cas_secure_logging }}"
4   block:
5     - name: "{{ cas_object_label }}"
        ^ column 7
fatal: [aap_dev]: FAILED! => {"ansible_job_id": "j331296292996.5968", "attempts": 1, "changed": false, "finished": true, "msg": "Start Sync error: The host sent back a server error: /api/galaxy/pulp/api/v3/repositories/ansible/ansible/019e4541-3116-77f4-80de-a99ebf0ccb3b/sync/: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error. Please check the logs and try again later", "results_file": "/opt/app-root/src/.ansible_async/j331296292996.5968", "started": true, "stderr": "", "stderr_lines": [], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
...ignoring
TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : Register value] ***********
ok: [aap_dev]
TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : Handle Async Job Failure] ***
included: /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/infra/aap_configuration/roles/collect_async_status/tasks/handle_error.yml for aap_dev
TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : handle_error | Show error and stop execution] ***
[ERROR]: Task failed: Action failed: error: Start Sync error: The host sent back a server error: /api/galaxy/pulp/api/v3/repositories/ansible/ansible/019e4541-3116-77f4-80de-a99ebf0ccb3b/sync/: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error. Please check the logs and try again later
Origin: /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/infra/aap_configuration/roles/collect_async_status/tasks/handle_error.yml:4:7
2 - name: handle_error | Handle Errors Block
3   block:
4     - name: handle_error | Show error and stop execution
        ^ column 7
fatal: [aap_dev]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "error: Start Sync error: The host sent back a server error: /api/galaxy/pulp/api/v3/repositories/ansible/ansible/019e4541-3116-77f4-80de-a99ebf0ccb3b/sync/: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error. Please check the logs and try again later"}
TASK [infra.aap_configuration.hub_collection_repository_sync : Cleanup async results files] ***

Please give some details of what is actually happening.
Include a [minimum complete verifiable example] with:

---
- name: Configure rhaap platform base
  hosts: "{{ instance | default('localhost') }}"
  connection: local
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
     hub_collection_repositories:
       - name: community
          description: Community content repository
          remote: community
          update: true
          wait: false
          state: present
        - name: custom
          description: Custom content repository
          distribution:
            name: custom
            state: present
          update: false
          wait: false
          state: present


 pre_tasks:
    - name: Set rhaap facts
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        aap_hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
        aap_username: "{{ username }}"
        aap_password: "{{ password }}"
        aap_validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs }}"

  roles:
    - infra.aap_configuration.dispatch

See above error output

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Use provided playbook with correct veraibles for your environment

[djdanielsson]

what version of ansible-core are you using? you didn't provide that output

[hobby65]

Sorry for the late update, here is the ansible version used:

ansible [core 2.19.9]
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
python version = 3.11.13 (main, Apr 17 2026, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.5.0 20240719 (Red Hat 11.5.0-11)] (/usr/bin/python3)
jinja version = 3.1.6
pyyaml version = 6.0.3 (with libyaml v0.2.5)

[djdanielsson]

try running with ansible-core 2.18

[hobby65]

New test using ansible 2.18 gives the same error:
$ ansible --version
ansible [core 2.18.17]
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
python version = 3.11.13 (main, Jun 1 2026, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.5.0 20240719 (Red Hat 11.5.0-14)] (/usr/bin/python3)
jinja version = 3.1.6
libyaml = True
$ ansible-galaxy collection list

/root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections

Collection Version

---

ansible.controller 4.8.2
ansible.eda 2.12.1
ansible.hub 1.0.6
ansible.platform 2.7.20260615
ansible.utils 6.0.3
community.general 13.1.0
community.hashi_vault 7.1.0
infra.aap_configuration 4.4.0

TASK [infra.aap_configuration.collect_async_status : Create/Update Collection repository sync testing | Wait to finish the Repository sync] ***
fatal: [aap_dev]: FAILED! => {"ansible_job_id": "j27740430394.2234", "attempts": 1, "changed": false, "finished": 1, "msg": "Start Sync error: The host sent back a server error: /api/galaxy/pulp/api/v3/repositories/ansible/ansible/019ef341-7fdc-7a80-ae36-dd4cd7661a58/sync/: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error. Please check the logs and try again later", "results_file": "/opt/app-root/src/.ansible_async/j27740430394.2234", "started": 1, "stderr": "", "stderr_lines": [], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
...ignoring

[hobby65]

just updated the the infra.aap_configuration collection to 4.6.1 and did a test-run, same result (http error 500).