appendix/errors – DataForSEO API v.3

Errors

This endpoint returns a list of possible DataForSEO API errors and general status codes. Below you will find a list of HTTP response codes and internal messages. We recommend storing the data connected to error codes in your application log and designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions.

Note: DataForSEO API servers always return the 200 HTTP response code, except for the following cases.

HTTP response codes:

Code	Message	Description
`401`	Unauthorized	You are not authorized to access this resource. See your login details here: https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
`402`	Payment Required	We had a problem billing your account. Please, check your account’s balance.
`404`	Not Found	Requested endpoint not found
`500`	Internal Server Error	Sorry, we could not process your request due to the internal server error. Please, try again later.

Alongside the 200 HTTP code, our system also generates internal status codes which you may find in status_code and status_message fields of the API response.

Note: status messages can be expanded in the API response and may vary depending on the event that triggered them.

Internal status codes and messages:

Field name	Type	Description
`20000`	ok.	the request has been successfully completed
`20100`	task created.	as a result of the successful request, the task has been created
`40000`	you can set only one task at a time.	you cannot specify more than one task in the POST array
`40001`	this id is used by another client, check the id.	the task identifier `id` is unique to the client used to send the request
`40002`	this id is used by another search engine, check the path.	the task identifier `id` is unique to the search engine used in the URL path of the request
`40003`	this id is used by another search type, check the path.	the task identifier `id` is unique to the search type used in the URL path of the request
`40004`	this id is used by another function, check the id.	the task identifier `id` is unique to the function used in the URL path of the request
`40006`	you can set no more than 100 tasks at a time.	each POST request can contain up to 100 tasks
`40100`	you are not authorized to access this resource. see your login details here: https://app.dataforseo.com/api-dashboard .	check if the specified credentials match those in your account dashboard
`40101`	internal se server error.	the requested search engine was unable to process your request and responded with an error; learn more on our help center
`40102`	no search results.	no results matching the details of your request have been found; learn more on our help center
`40103`	task execution failed, please try to resubmit the task.	the task could not be executed, try posting another task with similar parameters
`40104`	please verify your account before using the api. you can complete the verification in the user panel: https://app.dataforseo.com/ .	email and/or phone verification is required for new users; to use DataForSEO APIs, you have to complete the account verification process in the User Panel
`40200`	payment required.	the request cannot be completed until the balance is recharged; check your balance in the account dashboard
`40201`	we noticed some unusual activity in your dataforseo account, so we’ve temporarily paused access as a precaution. please, reach out to our support team at support@dataforseo.com for more details, and we’ll work with you to resolve this quickly.	unusual activity detected in your account may result from the creation of several trial accounts or violation of the DataForSEO Terms of Service in some other way; therefore, your account access and DataForSEO API access have been temporarily paused; contact our support team to resolve the issue
`40202`	the rate-limit per minute has been exceeded.	you can make up to 2000 requests per minute; contact our support team if you need to increase the limit
`40203`	the cost limit has been exceeded. you can modify your cost limit in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-settings.	you can modify daily cost limits for APIs and endpoints in your account dashboard
`40204`	access denied. visit plans and subscriptions to activate your subscription and get access to this api: https://app.dataforseo.com/users/getrows .	the access to Backlinks API is limited by a minimal commitment. Learn more.
`40205`	the duplicate task limit per hour has been exceeded. you can modify your limits in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-settings.	you can modify the duplicate task limit in your account dashboard. Learn more.
`40206`	the duplicate task limit per day has been exceeded. you can modify your limits in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-settings .	you can modify the duplicate task limit in your account dashboard. Learn more.
`40207`	access denied. your ip is not whitelisted. you can modify your ip whitelist in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access .	you can whitelist all the necessary IPs in the account dashboard. Learn more.
`40209`	too many simultaneous queries.	the limit for simultaneous requests made by a single user is 30
`40210`	insufficient funds. your account's balance is too low to complete this request.	visit your account dashboard to add funds; learn more about making payments
`40400`	not found.	the requested resource doesn’t exist; check the URL of the request
`40401`	task not found.	the requested task does not exist
`40402`	invalid path.	the URL path of your request is invalid
`40403`	results expired.	it’s not possible to retrieve the results of a task that was created more than a month ago
`40404`	no prepared data found.please contact our support team.	the Sandbox does not contain prepared data for the task you set
`40405`	textual content on the target page is insufficient.	target page does not have enough textual data, please try specifying a different page
`40406`	requested page was not submitted for crawling.	the page was not submitted for crawling in Task POST
`40407`	duplicate host.	duplicate hosts detected in request
`40408`	target url is invalid.	website resource at the target URL returned a 404 status code or is invalid
`40501`	invalid field.	one of the fields in the POST request is invalid
`40502`	post data is empty.	the body of your POST request is empty, please check the body structure and validity
`40503`	post data is invalid.	the structure of the POST request is invalid
`40504`	the number of intersecting keywords for the specified domains exceeds 10 million. try specifying different domains.	there are too many intersecting keywords for the specified domains, please try again with different domain names
`40505`	you are using old data.	location parameters you are using are outdated, please check our documentation or call the relevant locations endpoint for up-tp-date parameters
`40506`	unknown fields in post data.	the body of your POST request contains unknown fields, please consult the documentation of the requested endpoint and use available fields
`40601`	task handed.	the task has been received but has not yet been enqueued for processing
`40602`	task in queue.	the task has been enqueued for processing
`50000`	internal error.	our system encountered an unexpected condition; please contact our support team
`50001`	error while checking the balance.	our system failed to check your account balance; please contact our support team
`50100`	not implemented.	you specified a non-existing task or parameter, please check the body of your POST request
`50301`	3rd party api service unavailable.	one of our external data sources is currently unavailable or responded with an error; the error can be triggered by Google Ads API or other third-party services used by DataForSEO API; message of the error may vary depending on the third-party service status; corresponding message examples: `Too many requests` `Could not connect to host` `3rd Party API Service Unavailable`
`50303`	update is in progress. please try after a few minutes	the API you’re requesting is being updated; this can take a few minutes
`50304`	this function is temporarily unavailable. please contact support for more information.	the function you’re requesting failed to respond; please contact our support team for more information
`50401`	internal error - timeout.	our system failed to process a live-mode task in 120 seconds; please try setting a task one more time
`50402`	target page took too long to respond.	target page took longer than 50 seconds to respond, please try again later or specify a different page

You can also get the list of internal error codes by calling the ‘Errors’ endpoint:

Your account will not be charged for using this API

GET

By calling this endpoint you will receive information about the possible error codes.

‌‌As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.

Field name	Type	Description
`version`	string	the current version of the API
`status_code`	integer	general status code you can find the full list of the response codes here
`status_message`	string	general informational message you can find the full list of general informational messages here
`time`	string	total execution time, seconds
`cost`	float	total tasks cost, USD
`tasks_count`	integer	the number of tasks in the `tasks`* array*
`tasks_error`	integer	the number of tasks in the `tasks`* array returned with an error*
`tasks`	array	array of tasks
`id`	string	task identifier unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format
`status_code`	integer	status code of the task generated by DataForSEO, can be within the following range: 10000-60000 you can find the full list of the response codes here
`status_message`	string	informational message of the task you can find the full list of general informational messages here
`time`	string	execution time, seconds
`cost`	float	cost of the task, USD
`result_count`	integer	number of elements in the `result` array
`path`	array	URL path
`data`	array	contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request
`result`	array	array of results
`code`	integer	code
`message`	string	message

Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access

# Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access 
login="login" 
password="password" 
cred="$(printf ${login}:${password} | base64)" 
curl --location --request GET "https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors" 
--header "Authorization: Basic ${cred}"  
--header "Content-Type: application/json" 
--data-raw ""

<?php
// You can download this file from here https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/_examples/php/_php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
try {
	// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
	$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
	echo "n";
	print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
	print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
	print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
	print  $e->getTraceAsString();
	echo "n";
	exit();
}
try {
	// using this method you can get a list of errors
	// GET /v3/appendix/errors
	$result = $client->get('/v3/appendix/errors');
	print_r($result);
	// do something with result
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
	echo "n";
	print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
	print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
	print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
	print  $e->getTraceAsString();
	echo "n";
}
$client = null;
?>

const axios = require('axios');

axios({
    method: 'get',
    url: 'https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors',
    auth: {
        username: 'login',
        password: 'password'
    },
    headers: {
        'content-type': 'application/json'
    }
}).then(function (response) {
    var result = response['data']['tasks'][0]['result'];
    // Result data
    console.log(result);
}).catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

from random import Random
from client import RestClient
# You can download this file from here https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/_examples/python/_python_Client.zip

client = RestClient("login", "password")
# using this method you can get a list of errors
# GET /v3/appendix/errors
response = client.get("/v3/appendix/errors")
# you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
if response["status_code"] == 20000:
    print(response)
    # do something with result
else:
    print("error. Code: %d Message: %s" % (response["status_code"], response["status_message"]))

using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DataForSeoDemos
{
    public static partial class Demos
    {
        public static async Task appendix_errors()
        {
            var httpClient = new HttpClient
            {
                BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.dataforseo.com/"),
                // Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access                
                DefaultRequestHeaders = { Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("login:password"))) }
            };
            // using this method you can get a list of errors
            // GET /v3/appendix/errors
            var response = await httpClient.GetAsync("/v3/appendix/errors");
            var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
            // you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
            if (result.status_code == 20000)
            {
                // do something with result
                Console.WriteLine(result);
            }
            else
                Console.WriteLine($"error. Code: {result.status_code} Message: {result.status_message}");
        }
    }
}

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "version": "0.1.20260525",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "0.0843 sec.",
  "cost": 0,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "05281823-1535-0161-0000-e34edbd173ff",
      "status_code": 20000,
      "status_message": "Ok.",
      "time": "0.0000 sec.",
      "cost": 0,
      "result_count": 51,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "appendix",
        "errors"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "appendix",
        "function": "errors"
      },
      "result": [
        {
          "code": 20000,
          "message": "Ok."
        },
        {
          "code": 20100,
          "message": "Task Created."
        },
        {
          "code": 40000,
          "message": "You can set only one task at a time."
        },
        {
          "code": 40001,
          "message": "This id is used by another client, check the id."
        },
        {
          "code": 40002,
          "message": "This id is used by another search engine, check the Path."
        },
        {
          "code": 40003,
          "message": "This id is used by another search type, check the Path."
        },
        {
          "code": 40004,
          "message": "This id is used by another function, check the id."
        },
        {
          "code": 40005,
          "message": "This id is used by a different API, check the Path."
        },
        {
          "code": 40006,
          "message": "You can set no more than 100 tasks at a time."
        },
        {
          "code": 40100,
          "message": "You are not authorized to access this resource. See your login details here: https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access ."
        },
        {
          "code": 40101,
          "message": "Internal SE Server Error."
        },
        {
          "code": 40102,
          "message": "No Search Results."
        },
        {
          "code": 40103,
          "message": "Task execution failed, please try to resubmit the task."
        },
        {
          "code": 40104,
          "message": "Please verify your account before using the API. You can complete verification in the user panel: https://app.dataforseo.com/ ."
        },
        {
          "code": 40200,
          "message": "Payment Required."
        },
        {
          "code": 40201,
          "message": "We noticed some unusual activity in your DataForSEO account, so we’ve temporarily paused access as a precaution. Please, reach out to our support team at support@dataforseo.com for more details, and we’ll work with you to resolve this quickly."
        },
        {
          "code": 40202,
          "message": "The rate-limit per minute has been exceeded."
        },
        {
          "code": 40203,
          "message": "The cost limit has been exceeded. You can modify your cost limit in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-settings ."
        },
        {
          "code": 40204,
          "message": "Access denied. Visit Plans and Subscriptions to activate your subscription and get access to this API: https://app.dataforseo.com/backlinks-subscription ."
        },
        {
          "code": 40205,
          "message": "The duplicate task limit per hour has been exceeded. You can modify your limits in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-settings ."
        },
        {
          "code": 40206,
          "message": "The duplicate task limit per day has been exceeded. You can modify your limits in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-settings ."
        },
        {
          "code": 40207,
          "message": "Access denied. Your IP is not whitelisted. You can modify your IP whitelist in the user panel https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access ."
        },
        {
          "code": 40208,
          "message": "Russian and Belarus accounts are blocked due to aggression over Ukraine. Ask your president to stop the war."
        },
        {
          "code": 40209,
          "message": "Too many simultaneous queries."
        },
        {
          "code": 40210,
          "message": "Insufficient Funds. Your account's balance is too low to complete this request."
        },
        {
          "code": 40400,
          "message": "Not Found."
        },
        {
          "code": 40401,
          "message": "Task Not Found."
        },
        {
          "code": 40402,
          "message": "Invalid Path."
        },
        {
          "code": 40403,
          "message": "Results Expired."
        },
        {
          "code": 40404,
          "message": "No Prepared Data Found. Please Contact Our Support Team."
        },
        {
          "code": 40405,
          "message": "Textual content on the target page is insufficient."
        },
        {
          "code": 40406,
          "message": "Requested page was not submitted for crawling."
        },
        {
          "code": 40407,
          "message": "Duplicate Host."
        },
        {
          "code": 40408,
          "message": "Target URL is invalid."
        },
        {
          "code": 40501,
          "message": "Invalid Field."
        },
        {
          "code": 40502,
          "message": "POST Data Is Empty."
        },
        {
          "code": 40503,
          "message": "POST Data Is Invalid."
        },
        {
          "code": 40504,
          "message": "The number of intersecting keywords for the specified domains exceeds 10 million. Try specifying different domains."
        },
        {
          "code": 40505,
          "message": "You are using old data."
        },
        {
          "code": 40506,
          "message": "Unknown Fields in POST Data."
        },
        {
          "code": 40601,
          "message": "Task Handed."
        },
        {
          "code": 40602,
          "message": "Task In Queue."
        },
        {
          "code": 50000,
          "message": "Internal Error."
        },
        {
          "code": 50001,
          "message": "Error While Checking the Balance."
        },
        {
          "code": 50100,
          "message": "Not Implemented."
        },
        {
          "code": 50301,
          "message": "3rd Party API Service Unavailable."
        },
        {
          "code": 50302,
          "message": "Internal 3rd Party API Service Unavailable."
        },
        {
          "code": 50303,
          "message": "Update in progress. Please try after a few minutes."
        },
        {
          "code": 50304,
          "message": "This function temporarily unavailable. Please contact support for more information."
        },
        {
          "code": 50401,
          "message": "Internal Error - Timeout."
        },
        {
          "code": 50402,
          "message": "Target page took too long to respond."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}