Responses

Content-type

The API responds with Content-Type set to application/json and JSON content. In case of success, the HTTP status code is 200 and the content contains result according to the call. In case of error, there are multiple HTTP status codes for different types of errors:

Response codes

• 400 Bad Request

  • Error caused by the client app, e.g. in case of malformed request or invalid identifier of a resource. In most cases, such an error signifies a bug in the client app (consumer of the API).

• 401 Unauthorized

  • Error caused by usage of invalid ClientToken, AccessToken, or you may not have the necessary permission to use the endpoint.

• 403 Forbidden

  • Server error that should be reported to the end user of the client app. Happens for example when the server-side validation fails or when a business-logic check is violated.

• 408 Request Timeout

  • Error caused by heavy request that takes too long to process (typically tens of seconds). To get around this, request data in smaller batches. For more information, see Request timeouts.

• 429 Too Many Requests

  • Error caused by too many requests sent in a given amount of time. Response contains Retry-After header indicating how long the user agent should wait before making a follow-up request. For more information, see Request limits.

• 500 Internal Server Error

  • Unexpected error on the Mews side. This may be due to a software fault. If such a situation occurs, the error will be logged and the development team notified, however you can raise an issue through GitHub on our documentation repository.

Response details

In case of any error, the returned JSON object describes the error and has the following properties:

Property	Type	Contract	Description
Message	string	required	Description of the error.
Details	string	optional	Additional details about the error (request, headers, server stack trace, inner exceptions etc.). Only available on development environment.

Some errors may also contain additional information relevant to the error on top of these two properties. This depends on the operation.