Common Errors
This section lists the common errors that all actions return. Any action-specific errors are listed in the topic for the action.
- IncompleteSignature
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The request signature does not conform to AWS standards.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InternalFailure
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The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- InvalidAction
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The action or operation requested is invalid. Verify that the action is typed correctly.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidClientTokenId
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The X.509 certificate or AWS access key ID provided does not exist in our records.
HTTP Status Code: 403
- InvalidParameterCombination
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Parameters that must not be used together were used together.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidParameterValue
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An invalid or out-of-range value was supplied for the input parameter.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidQueryParameter
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The AWS query string is malformed or does not adhere to AWS standards.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- MalformedQueryString
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The query string contains a syntax error.
HTTP Status Code: 404
- MissingAction
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The request is missing an action or a required parameter.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- MissingAuthenticationToken
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The request must contain either a valid (registered) AWS access key ID or X.509 certificate.
HTTP Status Code: 403
- MissingParameter
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A required parameter for the specified action is not supplied.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- OptInRequired
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The AWS access key ID needs a subscription for the service.
HTTP Status Code: 403
- RequestExpired
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The request reached the service more than 15 minutes after the date stamp on the request or more than 15 minutes after the request expiration date (such as for pre-signed URLs), or the date stamp on the request is more than 15 minutes in the future.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ServiceUnavailable
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The request has failed due to a temporary failure of the server.
HTTP Status Code: 503
- Throttling
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The request was denied due to request throttling.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ValidationError
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The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by an AWS service.
HTTP Status Code: 400
