Solving the “Sorry, Something Went Wrong” Bug on Character AI

Some users spend hours writing the perfect bot greeting, only to get hit with a vague error like “Sorry, something went wrong.” No explanation. No clue what triggered it.

Just a broken feature and a guessing game.

This issue often shows up when creating new bots on Character AI. You press the “create” button, and the greeting partly saves or doesn’t save at all.

The problem usually isn’t the system itself, but a word buried somewhere in your message that the filter quietly blocks.

There’s no official message telling you which word caused the failure. That’s what makes it so frustrating. But there’s a simple way around it, and once you know what to look for, it becomes easier to fix than most people expect.

Why This Happens in the First Place

Character AI doesn’t explain when a word breaks your bot greeting. But what’s really going on is a silent content filter.

Certain words, even harmless ones like “greaser” or “flash,” can trigger the system to reject your bot creation.

These aren’t just adult terms. Users have had their bots fail to save over slang, movie references, or anything the system might wrongly flag. You won’t get a warning. Just the same error message every time you hit “create.”

Even more confusing, sometimes the greeting partly saves. You might see the first 100 or so characters go through, while the rest silently fails.

This leads people to think it’s a bug, but it’s usually just one word being blocked without notice.

This system doesn’t give any feedback. So unless you’ve run into it before, you’re left completely in the dark about what’s causing the problem.

How to Fix It

The fix isn’t technical. It just takes a bit of trial and error.

Here’s what usually works:

• Add your greeting one chunk at a time

• Press “create” after each part

• When the error pops up, remove the last bit you added

• Look closely at that part and test one word at a time

• Replace or rephrase the one that triggers the block

Users who’ve tried this have found success in minutes.

The system accepts the bot once the filtered word is removed or rewritten. No coding, no workaround, just smart editing.

This also helps if you’re cloning a bot or pasting long messages. Break it down and keep testing.

What You Can Take From This

If your Character AI bot won’t save, it’s probably not broken. You’re likely just using a word the filter doesn’t like.

Since the system gives no warning or guidance, it ends up feeling like a glitch.

The solution is straightforward: isolate the problem word by testing short parts of your greeting. Once you find and replace it, the bot will save just fine.

Many users get stuck here and assume it’s a site issue. But after going through the process, they realize it’s just an overly strict content filter with no visible rules.

If that becomes a dealbreaker, there are alternatives to Character AI that don’t block user content in the same way.