# Status and error handling
The success of requests MUST be indicated using HTTP status codes (opens new window) according to RFC 7231 (opens new window).
If the API responds with a status code between 100 and 399 the back-end indicates that the request has been handled successfully.
In general an error is communicated with a status code between 400 and 599. Client errors are defined as a client passing invalid data to the service and the service correctly rejecting that data. Examples include invalid credentials, incorrect parameters, unknown versions, or similar. These are generally "4xx" HTTP error codes and are the result of a client passing incorrect or invalid data. Client errors do not contribute to overall API availability.
Server errors are defined as the server failing to correctly return in response to a valid client request. These are generally "5xx" HTTP error codes. Server errors do contribute to the overall API availability. Calls that fail due to rate limiting or quota failures MUST NOT count as server errors.
# JSON error object
A JSON error object SHOULD be sent with all responses that have a status code between 400 and 599.
{
"id": "936DA01F-9ABD-4D9D-80C7-02AF85C822A8",
"code": "SampleError",
"message": "A sample error message.",
"url": "http://www.openeo.org/docs/errors/SampleError"
}
Sending code and message is REQUIRED.
A back-end MAY add a free-form
id(unique identifier) to the error response to be able to log and track errors with further non-disclosable details.The
codeis either one of the standardized textual openEO error codes below or a proprietary error code.The
messageexplains the reason the server is rejecting the request. For "4xx" error codes the message explains how the client needs to modify the request.By default the message MUST be sent in English language. Content Negotiation is used to localize the error messages: If an
Accept-Languageheader is sent by the client and a translation is available, the message should be translated accordingly and theContent-Languageheader must be present in the response. See "How to localize your API (opens new window)" for more information.urlis an OPTIONAL attribute and contains a link to a resource that is explaining the error and potential solutions in-depth.
# Standardized status codes
The openEO API usually uses the following HTTP status codes for successful requests:
- 200 OK: Indicates a successful request with a response body being sent.
- 201 Created
Indicates a successful request that successfully created a new resource. Sends a
Locationheader to the newly created resource without a response body. - 202 Accepted Indicates a successful request that successfully queued the creation of a new resource, but it has not been created yet. The response is sent without a response body.
- 204 No Content: Indicates a successful request without a response body being sent.
The openEO API often uses the following HTTP status codes for failed requests:
400 Bad Request: The back-end responds with this error code whenever the error has its origin on client side and no other HTTP status code in the 400 range is suitable.
401 Unauthorized: The client did not provide any authentication details for a resource requiring authentication or the provided authentication details are not correct.
403 Forbidden: The client did provided correct authentication details, but the privileges/permissions of the provided credentials do not allow to request the resource.
404 Not Found: The resource specified by the path does not exist, i.e. one of the resources belonging to the specified identifiers are not available at the back-end. Note: Unsupported endpoints MUST use HTTP status code 501.
500 Internal Server Error: The error has its origin on server side and no other status code in the 500 range is suitable.
501 Not Implemented: An endpoint is specified in the openEO API, but is not supported.
If a HTTP status code in the 400 range is returned, the client SHOULD NOT repeat the request without modifications. For HTTP status code in the 500 range, the client MAY repeat the same request later.
All HTTP status codes defined in RFC 7231 in the 400 and 500 ranges can be used as openEO error code in addition to the most used status codes mentioned here. Responding with openEO error codes 400 and 500 SHOULD be avoided in favor of any more specific standardized or proprietary openEO error code.
# openEO error codes
The following table of error codes is incomplete. These error codes will evolve over time. If you are missing any common error, please contribute it by adding an issue (opens new window), creating a pull request or get in contact in our chat room (opens new window).
The whole table of error codes is available as JSON file, which can be used by implementors to automatically generate error responses.
Account Management
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| AuthenticationRequired | The client did not provide any authentication details for a resource requiring authentication or the provided authentication details are not correct. | Unauthorized. | 401 |
| AuthenticationSchemeInvalid | Invalid authentication scheme (e.g. Bearer). | Authentication method not supported. | 403 |
| TokenInvalid | Authorization token invalid or expired. | Session has expired. | 403 |
| CredentialsInvalid | Credentials are not correct. | 403 |
EO Data Discovery
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| CollectionNotFound | The requested collection does not exist. | Collection does not exist. | 404 |
File Management
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| StorageFailure | Server couldn't store file(s) due to server-side reasons. | Unable to store file(s). | 500 |
| StorageQuotaExceeded | The storage quota has been exceeded by the user. | Insufficient Storage. | 400 |
| FileNotFound | The requested file does not exist. | File does not exist. | 404 |
| FilePathInvalid | The specified path is invalid or not accessible. Path could contain invalid characters, an invalid user ID or point to an existing folder or a location outside of the user folder. | File path is invalid. | 400 |
| FileOperationUnsupported | The specified path is not a file and the operation is only supported for files. Path is likely a directory. | Operation is only supported for files. | 400 |
| ContentTypeInvalid | The specified media (MIME) type used in the Content-Type header is not allowed. | The media type is not supported. Allowed: {types} | 400 |
| FileTypeInvalid | File format, file extension or media (MIME) type is not allowed. | File type not allowed. Allowed file types: {types} | 400 |
| FileSizeExceeded | File exceeds allowed maximum file size. | File size it too large. Maximum file size: {size} | 400 |
| FileContentInvalid | The content of the file is invalid. | File content is invalid. | 400 |
| FileLocked | The file is locked by a running job or another process. | File '{file}' is locked. | 400 |
General
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal | An internal server error with a proprietary message. | Server error: {message} | 500 |
| NotFound | To be used if the requested resource does not exist. Note: Unsupported endpoints MUST send an 'FeatureUnsupported' error. There are also specialized errors for missing jobs (JobNotFound), files (FileNotFound), etc. | Resource not found. | 404 |
| FeatureUnsupported | The back-end responds with this error whenever an endpoint is specified in the openEO API, but is not supported. | Feature not supported. | 501 |
| InfrastructureMaintenance | Service is currently not available, but the infrastructure is currently undergoing maintenance work. | Service is not available at the moment due to maintenance work. Please try again later. | 503 |
| InfrastructureBusy | Service is generally available, but the infrastructure can't handle it at the moment as too many requests are processed. | Service is not available at the moment due to overloading. Please try again later. | 503 |
| Timeout | The request took too long and timed out. | Request timed out. | 408 |
| ContentTypeInvalid | The specified media (MIME) type used in the Content-Type header is not allowed. | The media type is not supported. Allowed: {types} | 400 |
Job Management
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timeout | The request took too long and timed out. | Request timed out. | 408 |
| BudgetInvalid | The budget is too low as it is either smaller than or equal to 0 or below the costs. | The budget is too low. | 400 |
| NoDataForUpdate | For PATCH requests: No valid data specified at all. | No valid data specified to be updated. | 400 |
| PropertyNotEditable | For PATCH requests: The specified parameter can't be updated. It is read-only. | Property '{property}' is read-only. | 400 |
| StorageFailure | Server couldn't store file(s) due to server-side reasons. | Unable to store file(s). | 500 |
| StorageQuotaExceeded | The storage quota has been exceeded by the user. | Insufficient Storage. | 400 |
| ProcessGraphMissing | No valid process graph specified. | 400 | |
| VariableValueMissing | No value specified for process graph variable '{variable_id}'. | 400 | |
| VariableDefaultValueTypeInvalid | The default value for the process graph variable '{variable_id}' is not of type '{type}'. | 400 | |
| VariableIdInvalid | A specified variable ID is not valid. | 400 | |
| VariableTypeInvalid | The data type for the process graph variable '{variable_id}' is invalid. Must be one of: string, boolean, number, array or object. | 400 | |
| JobNotFound | The requested job does not exist. | The job does not exist. | 404 |
| FormatUnsupported | Output format not supported. | 400 | |
| FormatArgumentUnsupported | Output format argument '{argument}' is not supported. | 400 | |
| FormatArgumentInvalid | The output format argument '{argument}' is invalid: {reason} | 400 | |
| FormatUnsuitable | Data can't be transformed into the requested output format. | 400 | |
| JobLocked | The job is currently locked due to a running batch computation and can't be modified meanwhile. | Job is locked due to a queued or running batch computation. | 400 |
| JobNotFinished | Job has not finished computing the results yet. Please try again later. | 400 | |
| JobNotStarted | Job has not been queued or started yet or was canceled and not restarted by the user. | Job hasn't been started yet. | 400 |
| PaymentRequired | The budget required to fulfil the request are insufficient. | Payment required. | 402 |
| BillingPlanInvalid | The billing plan is not on the list of available plans. | The billing plan is not valid. | 400 |
Process Graph Management
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| NoDataForUpdate | For PATCH requests: No valid data specified at all. | No valid data specified to be updated. | 400 |
| PropertyNotEditable | For PATCH requests: The specified parameter can't be updated. It is read-only. | Property '{property}' is read-only. | 400 |
| ProcessGraphNotFound | The requested process graph does not exist. | Process graph does not exist. | 404 |
| ProcessGraphMissing | No valid process graph specified. | 400 | |
| VariableValueMissing | No value specified for process graph variable '{variable_id}'. | 400 | |
| VariableDefaultValueTypeInvalid | The default value for the process graph variable '{variable_id}' is not of type '{type}'. | 400 | |
| VariableIdInvalid | A specified variable ID is not valid. | 400 | |
| VariableTypeInvalid | The data type for the process graph variable '{variable_id}' is invalid. Must be one of: string, boolean, number, array or object. | 400 |
Processes
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRSInvalid | Invalid or unsupported CRS specified. | CRS '{crs}' is invalid. | 400 |
| CoordinateOutOfBounds | Coordinate is out of bounds. | 400 | |
| CollectionNotFound | The requested collection does not exist. | Collection does not exist. | 404 |
| FileNotFound | The requested file does not exist. | File does not exist. | 404 |
| FileContentInvalid | The content of the file is invalid. | File content is invalid. | 400 |
| ProcessUnsupported | Process '{process}' is not supported. | 400 | |
| ProcessArgumentUnsupported | Process '{process}' does not support argument '{argument}'. | 400 | |
| ProcessArgumentInvalid | The argument '{argument}' in process '{process}' is invalid: {reason} | 400 | |
| ProcessArgumentRequired | Process '{process}' requires argument '{argument}'. | 400 | |
| ProcessArgumentsMissing | Process '{process}' requires at least {min_parameters} parameters. | 400 | |
| JobNotFound | The requested job does not exist. | The job does not exist. | 404 |
Secondary Services Management
| openEO Error Code | Description | Example Message | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| BudgetInvalid | The budget is too low as it is either smaller than or equal to 0 or below the costs. | The budget is too low. | 400 |
| NoDataForUpdate | For PATCH requests: No valid data specified at all. | No valid data specified to be updated. | 400 |
| PropertyNotEditable | For PATCH requests: The specified parameter can't be updated. It is read-only. | Property '{property}' is read-only. | 400 |
| ProcessGraphMissing | No valid process graph specified. | 400 | |
| VariableValueMissing | No value specified for process graph variable '{variable_id}'. | 400 | |
| PaymentRequired | The budget required to fulfil the request are insufficient. | Payment required. | 402 |
| BillingPlanInvalid | The billing plan is not on the list of available plans. | The billing plan is not valid. | 400 |
| ServiceNotFound | The requested secondary service does not exist. | Service does not exist. | 404 |
| ServiceUnsupported | Secondary service type is not supported. | 400 | |
| ServiceArgumentUnsupported | Secondary service argument '{argument}' is not supported. | 400 | |
| ServiceArgumentInvalid | The secondary service argument '{argument}' is invalid: {reason} | 400 | |
| ServiceArgumentRequired | Required secondary service argument '{argument}' is missing. | 400 |