Error Placing BetOrder The program expected this account to be already initialized

[druspencer]

When attempting to place a BetOrder, the following error is returned - what am I missing?

[
  AnchorError: AnchorError caused by account: purchaser_token. Error Code: AccountNotInitialized. Error Number: 3012. Error Message: The program expected this account to be already initialized.
      at Function.parse (/Users/<...>/projects/sdk/examples/cli/node_modules/@project-serum/anchor/src/error.ts:167:14)
      at translateError (/Users/<...>/projects/sdk/examples/cli/node_modules/@project-serum/anchor/src/error.ts:276:35)
      at MethodsBuilder.rpc [as _rpcFn] (/Users/<...>/projects/sdk/examples/cli/node_modules/@project-serum/anchor/src/program/namespace/rpc.ts:35:29)
      at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5) {
    errorLogs: [
      'Program log: AnchorError caused by account: purchaser_token. Error Code: AccountNotInitialized. Error Number: 3012. Error Message: The program expected this account to be already initialized.'
    ],
    logs: [
      'Program 5Q2hKsxShaPxFqgVtQH3ErTkiBf8NGb99nmpaGw7FCrr invoke [1]',
      'Program log: Instruction: CreateBet',
      'Program log: AnchorError caused by account: purchaser_token. Error Code: AccountNotInitialized. Error Number: 3012. Error Message: The program expected this account to be already initialized.',
      'Program 5Q2hKsxShaPxFqgVtQH3ErTkiBf8NGb99nmpaGw7FCrr consumed 10388 of 200000 compute units',
      'Program 5Q2hKsxShaPxFqgVtQH3ErTkiBf8NGb99nmpaGw7FCrr failed: custom program error: 0xbc4'
    ],
    error: {
      errorCode: [Object],
      errorMessage: 'The program expected this account to be already initialized',
      comparedValues: undefined,
      origin: 'purchaser_token'
    },
    _programErrorStack: ProgramErrorStack { stack: [Array] }
  }
]

[druspencer]

This error is raised when the wallet you are using to place the betOrder doesn't have a balance for the token the market uses. You should:

• Confirm the mintAccount used on the market, this is returned in the marketAccount on methods such as getMarket and getMarketAccountsByStatus
• Confirm whether the wallet you are using has that token
• Send the wallet tokens as appropriate

{
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "data": {
    "markets": [
      {
        "publicKey": "GRqgvcN2aW1FvAyDzaKyQqrzzVoD54nEAy7scPX1XZAY",
        "account": {
          "authority": "J2LqciLvyxVHMjMcda73459zWfFxw7rveDb5YAhSdGTe",
          "eventAccount": "GNMpVxkQz7ycDPirB7MKfKb2fLKW5Yzk6eRFxkCeSBSF",
          "mintAccount": "Aqw6KyChFm2jwAFND3K29QjUcKZ3Pk72ePe5oMxomwMH",
          "decimalLimit": 3,
          "marketStatus": {
            "open": {}
          },
          "published": false,
          "suspended": false,
          "marketOutcomes": [
            "Bohemia",
            "DeGods"
          ],
          "marketWinningOutcomeIndex": null,
          "marketType": "MARKET_TYPE_1",
          "marketLockTimestamp": "63075630",
          "marketSettleTimestamp": null,
          "title": "Full Time Result",
          "escrowAccountBump": 254
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

[cryptofie]

@druspencer In production, lets say user wants to wager a bet. how does the user get the betting tokens in first place to Place Order ?

[druspencer]

@cryptofie that very much depends on the token being used by the market operator. For example, BetDEX markets are all in USDC so that's just a case of funding your wallet from your exchange of choice. SImilarly if they were to run a BONK market. However, if an operator wanted to run a market with their own specialised, custom, token then they would need some sort of distribution method to allow users to enter those markets.

[cryptofie]

@druspencer got it. Does it also mean that all the markets created in the devnet that are being pulled by nextjs are using a WINS token and I will need to create a custom market which accepts a USDC ?