Connecting to a Hyperledger Fabric network fails with "error getting endorser client for channel"

Reattempt to connect by following the correct instructions

Issue

A connection attempt to a Hyperledger Fabric network fails with an error message similar to the following one:

Error: error getting endorser client for channel:
endorser client failed to connect to nd-123-456-789.rg-123-456.p2pify.com:7051:
failed to create new connection: context deadline exceeded

Cause

The most probable cause is you are not providing the correct connection details for you Hyperledger Fabric network.

Solution

Follow the detailed instructions at Chainstack Docs: Hyperledger Fabric tools to correctly connect to the network.

Make sure you are executing your commands in the same environment where you set the correct environment variables to connect to the Hyperledger Fabric network.

Contact Chainstack support if you need help.