Error Codes
Our API will return semantically valid HTTP response codes based on the success of your request. The following table can be used as a reference for response codes it will return.
Every error is represented with an HTTP status code, as well as a code and response message within the actual response body.
HTTP status codes
If an HTTP status code have multiple reasons, please use the error code returned by the API.
HTTP | Meaning |
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200 | Success |
400 |
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401 | You must be authenticated to perform this action |
403 | Invalid API key |
404 | A requested object was not found |
408 | Your request timed out |
415 | Invalid format |
500 | There was internal server error while processing your request |
503 |
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Error Codes
The following table describes the codes which may appear when working with the API.
The YouRepo API attempts to return appropriate error codes for every request.
There is one exception to these rules:
- Invalid formats will return an HTTP 415 with an error message as the response body.
Code | Meaning |
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0 |
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1 | Endpoint not valid |
2 | Missing or invalid argument |
3 | Endpoint resource not valid |
4 | You must be authenticated to perform this action |
5 | Invalid API key |
7 | You cannot access this resource using %(request_method)s |
8 | A requested object was not found |
9 | You cannot access this resource using your %(access_type)s API key |
10 | This operation is not supported |
11 | Your API key is not valid on this domain |
12 | This application does not have enough privileges to access this resource |
13 | You have exceeded the rate limit for this resource |
14 | You have exceeded the rate limit for your account |
15 | There was internal server error while processing your request |
16 | Your request timed out |
17 | The authenticated user does not have access to this feature |
18 | The authorization signature you passed was not valid |
19 | You must re-submit this request with a response to the captcha challenge |
20 | The API is currently undergoing maintenance, and your changes were saved, but will not be visible yet. |
21 | The API is currently undergoing maintenance, and your changes could not be saved. |
22 | You do not have the appropriate permissions to access this resource |
24 | You have exceeded the maximum number of creations for this resource |