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API Error Codes

Note: version 2 of the Indicators API was released several years ago, and version 1 was officially retired in November , 2018. Version 1 was discontinued entirely on June 19, 2020 (see link). If you access the older endpoints you will receive a "Resource not found" error. Use the information here to update your code.  

Error CodeResponse CodeDescription
105503 'Service currently unavailable''The requested service is temporarily unavailable.'
110404 'API Version "XXX" not found.''The requested API version was not found.'
111404 'Format "XXX" not found.''The requested response format was not found.'
112404 'Method "XXX" not found.''The requested method was not found.'
115404 'Missing required parameter''Parameters which are required have not been sent.'
120404 'Parameter "XXX" has an invalid value.''The provided parameter value is not valid.'
140400 'Endpoint “XXX” not found.’'The requested endpoint was not found'
150400 'Language with ISO2 code: "XX" is not yet supported in the API''Response requested in an unsupported language.'
160400 ' Filtering data-set on an indicator value without indicating a date range is meaningless and is not allowed.''You need to indicate date-range if you want to filter by an indicator value.'
199500 'Unexpected error''An unexpected error was encountered while processing the request.'

 

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