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Error Handling
Zulip's API will always return a JSON format response. Like any good
API, the HTTP status code indicates whether the request was successful
(200 = success, 40x = user error, 50x = server error). Every response
will contain at least two keys: msg (a human-readable error message)
and result, which will be either error or success (this is
redundant with the HTTP status code, but is convenient when printing
responses while debugging).
For some common errors, Zulip provides a code attribute. Where
present, clients should check code, rather than msg, when looking
for specific error conditions, since the msg strings are
internationalized (e.g. the server will send the error message
translated into French if the user has a French locale).
Each endpoint documents its own unique errors; below, we document errors common to many endpoints:
Invalid API key
A typical failed JSON response for when the API key is invalid:
{generate_code_example|invalid-api-key|fixture}
Missing request argument(s)
A typical failed JSON response for when a required request argument is not supplied:
{generate_code_example|missing-request-argument-error|fixture}
User not authorized for query
A typical failed JSON response for when the user is not authorized for a query:
{generate_code_example|user-not-authorized-error|fixture}