I received an error code from the DataCite API, what does it mean?
4xx Client Error
400 Bad Request - Check the docs again and try to reproduce.
401 Unauthorized - Check your password.
403 Forbidden - Check your password or validate that you are updating a DOI/prefix/repository you have permissions for.
404 Not Found - The resource is not found, be it fetching a DOI/Repository/Member details.
405 Method Not Allowed - The http method on the request made is not supported. Check documentation.
422 Unprocessable Entity - Check the contents of your request, the system understood but it was unable to process it. For a DOI update this might be invalid URL or metadata is invalid.
5xx Server Error
500 Internal Server Error - Try to reproduce and report steps that caused it.
502 Bad Gateway - Most likely a temporary issue, try again.
503 Service Unavailable - Check our status page status.datacite.org.
504 Gateway Timeout - Check our status page/releases status.datacite.org.
Error code | Message | Possible Solution | Example |
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400 | Bad Request - Check the docs again and try to reproduce. | ||
401 | Bad credentials. | Unauthorized - Check your password. | |
403 | You are not authorized to access this resource. | Forbidden - Check your password or validate that you are updating a DOI/prefix/repository you have permissions for. | |
404 | The resource you are looking for doesn't exist. | Not Found - The resource is not found e.g. it fetching a DOI/Repository/Member details. | |
405 | Method Not Allowed - The http method on the request made is not supported. Check documentation. | ||
422 | Unprocessable Entity - Check the contents of your request, the system understood but it was unable to process it. For a DOI update this might be invalid URL or metadata is invalid. | ||
500 | Internal Server Error - Try to reproduce and report steps that caused it. | ||
502 | Bad Gateway - Most likely a temporary issue, try again | ||
503 | Service Unavailable - Check our status page status.datacite.org. | ||
504 | Gateway Timeout - Check our status page/releases status.datacite.org. |
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