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# Errors

> Bitski uses standard HTTP response status and error codes for communicating the success or failure of a request.

The response body may be in JSON or plaintext depending on the status code.

Typically, if you receive a status code in the:

* `2xx` range, it means the request succeeded.
* `4xx` range, there was a problem with your request.
* `5xx` range, an error occurred on the Bitski servers (very rare).

**Example**

`4xx` and `5xx` messages follow a standard error message response:

```json JSON theme={null}
{
  "error": {
    "code": 401,
    "status": "Unauthorized",
    "request": "fcb5e92e-1b2e-4e13-9998-48021efd0627",
    "message": "The request could not be authorized"
  }
}
```

**Common error codes**

| Status Code        | Status        | Description                                                                                                         |
| ------------------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 200                | OK            | The request succeeded as expected.                                                                                  |
| 201                | Created       | The request succeeded and Bitski created the new item or updated it successfully.                                   |
| 400                | Bad Request   | The request failed. This is usually due to a misconfigured required parameter.                                      |
| 401                | Unauthorized  | A valid API wasn't provided.                                                                                        |
| 403                | Forbidden     | The API token doesn't have the permissions needed to perform the request.                                           |
| 404                | Not Found     | The requested resource doesn't exist.                                                                               |
| 500, 502, 503, 504 | Server Errors | Bitski's servers are having trouble (very rare). Review any announcements at bitski.com and report this to Support. |