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Errors

vendor_error

An upstream source failed while answering.

Status

HTTP 502, title Vendor error. One of the upstream and ours errors. Branch on code, never on the status or the prose.

Common causes

  • A platform or source returned an error or timed out.

What to do

An upstream source failed. Safe to retry with a backoff; the Run was not charged.

Example

The body arrives as application/problem+json. Most responses add detail about the occurrence, and some add fields of their own.

{
  "type": "https://www.shortsintel.com/docs/reference/errors/vendor_error",
  "title": "Vendor error",
  "status": 502,
  "code": "vendor_error"
}