Common errors

Diagnose common request, auth, and limit failures.

Typical failures

  • 401: missing or invalid authentication details
  • 403: the key does not have the needed scope
  • 404: the message ID does not exist in your accessible scope
  • 413: the payload is too large
  • 429: you are sending too fast

How errors are returned

homail uses stable machine-readable error codes, so your app can show a useful message or retry in a controlled way.