XML-RPC error "…one of the given taxonomies is not supported by the post type"

Scenario: A real user exists as a user, but there is a co-author which is not real (CAP). CAP needs to be created during post. All actions are accomplished via XML_RPC.

While creating the CAP I get an error when attaching the term.id to the guest-author: “Server returned a fault exception: [401] Sorry, one of the given taxonomies is not supported by the post type.”

I have created the CAP post using the “guest-author” post-type and the term using the “author” taxonomy.

In the DB I do not see an entry in the wp_term_relationships table to link the 2 objects (presumably due to the above error).

Note: Creating a CAP via the dashboard is successful.

Here’s the unusual kicker…
I am doing this using VB.net/C# and the WordPressSharp library (https://github.com/abrudtkuhl/WordPressSharp).

For the record, I can attach terms (category and tags) to a default post with post-type “post”. So, I do not believe there is an issue with attaching a term to a post, normally, using the library.

I am including the basics of the VB code and the XML.

Any help sorting out why I am getting this error will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Code (main):

'define post and term values
Dim cap_display_name = "John Doe"
Dim cap_first_name = "John"
Dim cap_last_name = "Doe"
Dim cap_user_login = "john-doe"
Dim cap_user_email = "[email protected]"
Dim cap_name = "john-doe"
Dim guest_author_post_name = "cap-john-doe"

Dim customFields() as CustomField = CreateFields()
''Breakout of customFields() essentialy, a hash-array -->
'customField 0: key: "cap-display_name", value: "John Doe"
'customField 1: key: "cap-first_name", value: "John"
'customField 2: key: "cap-last_name", value: "Doe"
'customField 3: key: "cap-user_login", value: "john-doe"
'customField 4: key: "cap-description", value: "Created via XML-RPC"
'customField 5: key: "cap-user_email", value: "[email protected]"

'instantiate WP client
Dim config As New WordPressSiteConfig() With {
	 .BaseUrl = wpURL,
	 .BlogId = "3",
	 .Username = username,
	 .Password = password
}
Dim client As New WordPressClient(config)

'Create guest-author post
Dim post As New Post() With {
		.PostType = "guest-author",
		.Title = cap_display_name,
		.Name = guest_author_post_name,
		.PublishDateTime = Now(),
		.CustomFields = customFields,
		.Status = "publish"
	}
Dim id As Integer = client.NewPost(post)

'Create the term for the author
Dim aid as Interger
Dim capTerm as Term
capTerm.Taxonomy = "author"
capTerm.Name = cap_user_login
capTerm.Slug = guest_author_post_name
capTerm.Description = String.Format("{0} {1} {2} {3} {4} {5}", cap_display_name, cap_first_name, cap_last_name, cap_user_login, chkEmail, id)
aid = client.NewTerm(capTerm)
capTerm.Id = aid

'Add the associated term and metadata
Dim postCAP As New Post()
postCAP.Id = id
postCAP.Terms = capTerm
client.EditPost(postCAP)

XML export (bits):

'Post
	<item>
		<title>John Doe</title>
		<link>https://mypress.com/?post_type=guest-author&p=1413</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mjacobsen]]></dc:creator>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mypress.com/?post_type=guest-author&p=1413</guid>
		<description></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
		<excerpt:encoded><![CDATA[]]></excerpt:encoded>
		<wp:post_id>1413</wp:post_id>
		<wp:post_date>2015-10-11 16:55:07</wp:post_date>
		<wp:post_date_gmt>2015-10-11 16:55:07</wp:post_date_gmt>
		<wp:comment_status>closed</wp:comment_status>
		<wp:ping_status>open</wp:ping_status>
		<wp:post_name>cap-john-doe</wp:post_name>
		<wp:status>publish</wp:status>
		<wp:post_parent>0</wp:post_parent>
		<wp:menu_order>0</wp:menu_order>
		<wp:post_type>guest-author</wp:post_type>
		<wp:post_password></wp:post_password>
		<wp:is_sticky>0</wp:is_sticky>
		<wp:postmeta>
			<wp:meta_key>cap-display_name</wp:meta_key>
			<wp:meta_value><![CDATA[John Doe]]></wp:meta_value>
		</wp:postmeta>
		<wp:postmeta>
			<wp:meta_key>cap-first_name</wp:meta_key>
			<wp:meta_value><![CDATA[John]]></wp:meta_value>
		</wp:postmeta>
		<wp:postmeta>
			<wp:meta_key>cap-last_name</wp:meta_key>
			<wp:meta_value><![CDATA[Doe]]></wp:meta_value>
		</wp:postmeta>
		<wp:postmeta>
			<wp:meta_key>cap-user_login</wp:meta_key>
			<wp:meta_value><![CDATA[john-doe]]></wp:meta_value>
		</wp:postmeta>
		<wp:postmeta>
			<wp:meta_key>cap-description</wp:meta_key>
			<wp:meta_value><![CDATA[Created via XML-RPC]]></wp:meta_value>
		</wp:postmeta>
		<wp:postmeta>
			<wp:meta_key>cap-user_email</wp:meta_key>
			<wp:meta_value><![CDATA[[email protected]]]></wp:meta_value>
		</wp:postmeta>
	</item>

	'Term
	<wp:term><wp:term_id>1325</wp:term_id><wp:term_taxonomy>author</wp:term_taxonomy><wp:term_slug>cap-john-doe</wp:term_slug><wp:term_parent></wp:term_parent><wp:term_name><![CDATA[john-doe]]></wp:term_name><wp:term_description><![CDATA[John Doe John Doe john-doe [email protected] 1413]]></wp:term_description></wp:term>

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