Error Codes and Handling

The API uses standard HTTP status codes along with a JSON error object to help you identify and troubleshoot issues.


200	OK	Everything worked as expected.
400	Bad Request	The request was unacceptable, often due to missing a required parameter or bad data.
401	Unauthorized	No valid Access Token provided. (Or) Incorrect Access Token.
402	Request Failed	The parameters were valid but the request failed.
403	Forbidden	The Access Token doesn’t have permissions to perform the request.
404	Not Found	The requested resource doesn’t exist.
409	Conflict	The request conflicts with another request.
413	Content Too Large	The file is too large.
429	Too Many Requests	Too many requests hit the API too quickly. We recommend an exponential backoff of your requests.
500	Internal Server Errors	Something went wrong on Compliancely.
502	Bad Gateway	Something went wrong on Compliancely.
503	Service Unavailable	Indicates that Compliancely is not ready to handle the request or not available.
504	Gateway TimeOut	Something went wrong on Compliancely.