Errors

Code Ocean utilizes conventional HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of an API request.

Codes in the 2xx range indicate success. Codes in the 4xx range indicate an error that failed given the information provided. Codes in the 5xx range indicate an error with Code Ocean's internal servers.

Code	Status	Summary
200	OK	Everything is okay
204	No Content	Everything is okay. Response doesn't include a body.
400	Bad Request	The request was unacceptable. Could be a missing required parameter, misspelled word or bad format.
401	Unauthorized	No valid access token provided.
403	Forbidden	The access token doesn’t have permissions to perform the request.
404	Not Found	The requested resource doesn’t exist.
429	Too Many Requests	The Computation API may get overloaded with requests. We recommend a back off period before sending another request.
500, 502, 503, 504	Server Errors	Code Ocean servers have an issue.