"Unable to find suitable Auth plugin for syncEngine. Models require auth"

[jdulb17]

Describe the bug

Hi all,

I followed the "Getting Started" guide for integrating Amplify with iOS; however, I've encountered an issue with the section around connecting to the cloud. Specifically, on the "Connect to the cloud" page and under the "Enable cloud syncing" section, it mentions that configuring the app to use Amplify API should allow your application data to be synced to the cloud automatically.

After following the steps and running the app, I receive the following error when calling either Amplify.DataStore.save or Amplify.DataStore.publisher:
"[StorageEngine] Unable to find suitable Auth plugin for syncEngine. Models require auth"

I searched through some forums/etc. and tried running amplify update api to include IAM as the authentication method for the API call and then ran amplify push. I've tried searching around for this specific error but the only instance I've found is on Issue #340 . There is a comment mentioning the same issue and that they followed similar steps; however, it is the very last comment on that thread.

I read through the steps a handful of times but I'm not sure if there's anything that I might be missing. Please let me know, thank you so much!

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Follow the iOS Getting Started guide (https://docs.amplify.aws/start/q/integration/ios/)
2. Complete the "Enable cloud syncing" section on the "Connect to the cloud" page
3. Run the app and call either Amplify.DataStore.save or Amplify.DataStore.publisher

Expected behavior

The data will be synced to the cloud

Amplify Framework Version

1.26.2

Amplify Categories

API, DataStore

Dependency manager

Swift PM

Swift version

5.6.1

CLI version

8.5.0

Xcode version

13.4.1

Relevant log output

No response

Is this a regression?

No

Regression additional context

No response

Device

Simulator

iOS Version

iOS 15.5

Specific to simulators

No response

Additional context

No response

[jdulb17]

Hi all,

My apologies - it looks like my issue stemmed from clicking into the "API (GraphQL)I" section on the "Next steps" page and running amplify add api. I created a net-new project and was able to get things to sync correctly. Thanks & sorry again!

I will close this now