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Ably error codes

Ably error codes

Details on how to handle certain errors, and what they mean

General

Explanation of metrics in rate limit errors

Generic timeout or connection failure errors

Invalid error code

Unknown error code

Client errors

Error code: 40006 - Invalid connection id

Error code: 40111 - Connection Limits Exceeded

Error code: 40000 - Bad request

Error code: 40001 - Invalid request body

Error code: 40005 - Invalid credentials

Error code: 40006 - Invalid Connection ID

Error code: 40009 - Maximum message length exceeded

Error code: 40010 - Invalid Channel Name

Error code: 40012 - Invalid client ID

Error code: 40030 - Invalid publish request (unspecified)

Error code: 40032 - Invalid publish request (impermissible extras field)

Error code: 40100 - Unauthorized

Error Code: 40101 Invalid credentials

Error code: 40102 - Incompatible Credentials

Error code: 40103 - Invalid use of Basic auth over non-TLS transport

Error Code: 40104 Timestamp not current

Error Code: 40105 Nonce value replayed

Error code: 40112 - Account blocked (message limits exceeded)

Error code: 40114 - Account wide peak channel limit exceeded

Error code: 40115 - Account restricted (request limit exceeded)

Error code: 40131 - Key revoked

Error code: 40142 - Token expired code

Error code: 40143 - Token unrecognised

Error Code: 40144 - Unexpected error decoding JWT; decode exception

Error code: 40160 - action not permitted

Error code: 40161 - Access denied to channel: namespace requires identified clients

Error code: 40171 - No means provided to renew auth token

Error code: 40300 - Forbidden

Error code: 40330 - Unable to activate account due to placement constraint (unspecified)

Error code: 40331 - Unable to activate account due to placement constraint (incompatible environment)

Error code: 40332 - Unable to activate account due to placement constraint (incompatible site)

Error code: 40400 - Not found

Error code: 42910 - Rate limit exceeded; request rejected

Error code: 42911 - Maximum account-wide instantaneous messages rate exceeded

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Server errors

Error code: 50000

Error code: 50000 - Internal error

Error code: 50001- Internal channel error

Error code: 50003 - Timeout error

Reactor Errors

Error code: 70002 - Reactor operation failed (post operation returned unexpected code)

Connection Errors

Error code: 80000 - Connection failed

Error code: 80002 - Internal error. Password validation request timed out.

Error code: 80003 - Generic Disconnection Error

Error code: 80008 - Unable to recover connection (connection expired)

Error code: 80016 - Operation on superseded connection

Error code: 80017 - Connection already closed

Error code: 80019 - Auth Server Rejecting Request

Error code: 80021 - Max New Connections Rate Exceeded

Error code 80022 - Unable to find connection

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Channel Errors

Error code: 90001 - Channel operation failed (invalid channel state)

Error code: 90010 - Maximum number of channels per connection exceeded

Error code: 90021 - Max Channel Creation Rate Exceeded

Error code: 91001 - Unable to enter presence channel (invalid channel state)

Error code: 91005 - Presence state is out of sync

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