Title: ClientException::getRequest
Published: May 20, 2026

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# ClientException::getRequest(): WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequest

## In this article

 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-exception-clientexception/getrequest/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-exception-clientexception/getrequest/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-exception-clientexception/getrequest/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Returns the request that failed as our Request DTO.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-exception-clientexception/getrequest/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequest

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-exception-clientexception/getrequest/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function getRequest(): Request
    {
        if ($this->request === null) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('Request object not available. This exception was directly instantiated. ' . 'Use a factory method that provides request context.');
        }
        return $this->request;
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/providers/http/exception/clientexception.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Providers/Http/Exception/ClientException.php#L34)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Providers/Http/Exception/ClientException.php#L34-L40)

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-providers-http-exception-clientexception/getrequest/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [0.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/0.2.0/) | Introduced. |

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