# Busco string\_type error

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/busco-string-type-error/18060>\
**Category:** usegalaxy.org support\
**Tags:** troubleshooting, tool-help, busco\
**Created:** [June 15, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/busco-string-type-error/18060 "2026-06-15T20:19:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jennaj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/jennaj/32/27_2.png) [@jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jennaj)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/busco-string-type-error/18060/3 "2026-08-10T19:17:43Z")

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Hello @Joseph_Kogan

The error was likely related to some issues at the public server’s back in June. If you are still running into this problem, we can investigate now! Details about the inputs, the tool version, and where you are running the tool would be important to troubleshoot this!

- [How to get faster help with your question](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-get-faster-help-with-your-question/11469)

Thanks and I hope this is resolved! But please let us know if not! 🙂

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