electron: Error: Error invoking remote method 'ELECTRON_GUEST_VIEW_MANAGER_CALL': Error: (-3) loading 'https://www.baidu.com/'

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Issue Details

Electron Version:
- 9.0.2
Operating System:
- macOS 10.15.4
Last Known Working Electron version:
- 9.0.4

Expected Behavior

Expect console not to output error messages.

Actual Behavior

The console outputs the following error:

ipc-renderer-internal.ts:29 Uncaught (in promise) Error: Error invoking remote method 'ELECTRON_GUEST_VIEW_MANAGER_CALL': Error:  (-3) loading 'https://www.baidu.com/'
    at EventEmitter../lib/renderer/ipc-renderer-internal.ts.exports.ipcRendererInternal.invoke

To Reproduce

When using Webview, when dynamically changing SRC to ‘http://baidu.com’, Webview automatically jumps to ‘https://www.baidu.com’, the effect is as expected, but the console output is wrong.

Additional Information

Here’s my code, and this is what happens when I dynamically change the SRC value to ‘http://baidu.com’.

    <webview
      ref="webview"
      :src="src"
      :allowpopups="allowpopups"
      webpreferences="allowRunningInsecureContent=yes"
      enableremotemodule="false"
      style="display: flex; height: 100%; width: 100%;"
    ></webview>

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 4 years ago
Comments: 32 (5 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Uncaught (in promise) Error: Error invoking remote method 'ELECTRON_GUEST_VIEW_MANAGER_CALL': Error:  (-3) loading 'https://www.npmjs.com/'

This error will occur when using react or vue to dynamically set the attribute src, which is similar to the following code.

function onDidNavigate(e) {
  if(e.url !== webview.src){
    webview.setAttribute('src', e.url)
  }
}

webview.addEventListener('did-navigate', onDidNavigate);
webview.setAttribute('src', 'http://npmjs.com')

+10

elmeet on Nov 24, 2020

I am also having the same issue.

jcolemn3 on Jul 13, 2020

The same exists for electron v10.0.1

Wonder233 on Oct 20, 2020

Got the same problem ,any idea?

hk304551556 on Jun 24, 2020

Electron version: npm electron@26.3.0 OS: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (WSL2)

I got the same bug when redirecting to another URL while the previous redirect has not finished. I have no control on the first redirect as it originates from the third party webpage itself. I fixed it by catching exceptions from the second redirect I’m making though

Error: Error invoking remote method ‘GUEST_VIEW_MANAGER_CALL’: Error: (-3) loading ‘https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test’

(URL is from first reload’s but error comes only if second redirect is made soon after)

Fixed code:

webview.loadURL(this.url)
.catch(e => {
console.log(e);
});

Repository commit: https://github.com/JustTheCoolest/GodMode-Search-Integration/commit/c7ed9a2edc8be0031d244bf553ebd1c8519b5375

JustTheCoolest on Apr 12, 2024

This still happens

gpetrov on Oct 8, 2022

@zyzski Thankyou so much!!! Solved

Hariprabu94 on Oct 28, 2021

I am also facing same problem… Any solutions???

@Hariprabu94 check if the webview is loading before changing the src

zyzski on Oct 27, 2021

ELECTRON_GUEST_VIEW_MANAGER_CALL

to add a bit more: it seems like this happens when you update the src (dynamically via react) while it’s still loading the previous src. I am going to try and use the built in webview methods for loading pages instead of re-rendering with new src props

zyzski on Oct 17, 2021

I reproduced the issus on electron fiddle. Electron Version: 9.0.2

https://gist.github.com/elmeet/f9f22280cf9e5bfbe3d3357f70ddb6f7

elmeet on Nov 24, 2020

This has to do with using the electron app over VPN

Nashorn on Oct 16, 2020