API Error

Definitions

1. A failure response returned by an API when a request cannot be processed because of validation issues, authorization problems, missing resources, rate limits, or server-side faults. Good API errors are structured and specific enough to help clients recover without leaking unnecessary internals.

   In plain English: An error response from an API explaining why a request did not succeed.

   Example: "The old API error just said 'failed', so the SDK team pushed for machine-readable codes and clearer field-level validation details."

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