Common Errors
The following errors are common to API actions of all AWS services. For errors specific to an API action, see that action's documentation.
- AccessDeniedException
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You don't have sufficient access to perform this action.
HTTP status code: 403
- ExpiredTokenException
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The security token included in the request is expired.
HTTP status code: 403
- IncompleteSignature
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The request signature doesn't conform to AWS standards.
HTTP status code: 403
- InternalFailure
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The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception, or failure.
HTTP status code: 500
- MalformedHttpRequestException
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There are problems with the request at the HTTP level. For example, we can't decompress the body according to the decompression algorithm specified by the content-encoding.
HTTP status code: 400
- NotAuthorized
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You don't have permission to perform this action.
HTTP status code: 401
- OptInRequired
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The AWS access key ID needs a subscription for the service.
HTTP status code: 403
- RequestAbortedException
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The request was aborted before a reply was sent back (for example, the client closed the connection).
HTTP status code: 400
- RequestEntityTooLargeException
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There are problems with the request at the HTTP level. The request entity is too large.
HTTP status code: 413
- 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
- RequestTimeoutException
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There are problems with the request at the HTTP level. Reading the request timed out.
HTTP status code: 408
- ServiceUnavailable
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The request has failed due to a temporary failure of the server.
HTTP status code: 503
- ThrottlingException
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The request was denied due to request throttling.
HTTP status code: 400
- UnrecognizedClientException
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The X.509 certificate or AWS access key ID provided doesn't exist in our records.
HTTP status code: 403
- UnknownOperationException
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The action or operation requested is invalid. Verify that the action is typed correctly.
HTTP status code: 404
- ValidationError
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The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by an AWS service.
HTTP status code: 400
