Error Handling
All errors received by Kuzzle clients are KuzzleError error objects.
A KuzzleError object has the following properties:
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
status | number | HTTP status code |
message | string | Short description of the error |
stack | string | (Available in development mode only) Error stack trace |
Clients can detect the error type based on the status and process the error accordingly.
Common errors
All Kuzzle requests can return one of the following errors:
BadRequestError
status: 400
A BadRequestError error is thrown if Kuzzle was unable to process the action due to a malformed request, or if required parameters are missing.
ExternalServiceError
status: 500
An ExternalServiceError error is thrown if Kuzzle was unable to process the action due to an external service failure (e.g. database down).
ForbiddenError
status: 403
A ForbiddenError error is thrown if the current authenticated user is not authorized to perform the requested action.
GatewayTimeoutError
status: 504
A GatewayTimeoutError error is thrown if Kuzzle, or a plugin, takes too long to respond.
Receiving this error does not guarantee the original request was not processed, just that it was not processed in time.
The Client Application will have to determine if the process was completed.
InternalError
status: 500
An InternalError error is thrown if Kuzzle encountered an unexpected error.
PluginImplementationError
status: 500
A PluginImplementationError error is a generic error thrown by Kuzzle on a plugin failure.
ServiceUnavailableError
status: 503
A ServiceUnavailableError error can be sent by Kuzzle if it overloaded and cannot temporarily accept new requests, or if the requested Kuzzle instance is shutting down.
Specific errors
These errors are specific to controller actions. Check controllers documentation.
NotFoundError
status: 404
A NotFoundError error is thrown if the requested resource could not be found (e.g. a document is requested with a non-existing id).
PartialError
status: 206
A PartialError error is thrown if Kuzzle was unable to process a subset of a multi-action request.
A PartialError can be triggered, for instance, if one or several queries inside a document:mCreate request failed.
The detail of each failure can be retrieved in the errors property of the error object.
Additional Properties
| property | type | description |
|---|---|---|
count | integer | Number of failures encountered |
errors | array of objects | Failed actions |
PreconditionError
status: 412
A PreconditionError error is thrown if Kuzzle was not able to process the request due to an invalid state.
For instance, this error can be generated when trying to create a document on a non-existing index.
SizeLimitError
status: 413
A SizeLimitError error is thrown by Kuzzle if the request size exceeds the limits defined in the configuration.
UnauthorizedError
status: 401
An UnauthorizedError error is thrown by Kuzzle when an authentication attempt failed, or if a requested resource needs an authentication to be accessed.