API Error Handling

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Consistent error format, error codes, problem details (RFC 7807). Errors should be structured, machine-readable, and human-understandable. Include error codes for programmatic handling and messages for developer debugging.

Key Properties

• Error Response Format
• Error Codes
• Problem Details Standard

Related

• Idempotency (retry on transient errors)
• Status Code Usage (HTTP status codes)

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