Response status codes
When Shopify receives a request to an API endpoint, a number of different HTTP status codes can be returned in the response depending on the original request.
200 OK |
The request was successfully processed by Shopify. | |
201 Created |
The request has been fulfilled and a new resource has been created. | |
202 Accepted |
The request has been accepted, but not yet processed. | |
303 See Other |
The response to the request can be found under a different URI in the Location header and can be retrieved using a GET method on that resource. |
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400 Bad Request |
The request was not understood by the server, generally due to bad syntax or because the This status is also returned when the request provides an invalid |
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401 Unauthorized |
The necessary authentication credentials are not present in the request or are incorrect. | |
402 Payment Required |
The requested shop is currently frozen. | |
403 Forbidden |
The server is refusing to respond to the request. This is generally because you have not requested the appropriate scope for this action. | |
404 Not Found |
The requested resource was not found but could be available again in the future. | |
406 Not Acceptable |
The requested resource is only capable of generating content not acceptable according to the Accept headers sent in the request. | |
422 Unprocessable Entity |
The request body was well-formed but contains semantical errors. The response body will provide more details in the errors parameter. |
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429 Too Many Requests |
The request was not accepted because the application has exceeded the rate limit. See the API Call Limit documentation for a breakdown of Shopify's rate-limiting mechanism. | |
500 Internal Server Error |
An internal error occurred in Shopify. Please post to the API & Technology forum so that Shopify staff can investigate. | |
501 Not Implemented |
The requested endpoint is not available on that particular shop, e.g. requesting access to a Plus-specific API on a non-Plus shop. This response may also indicate that this endpoint is reserved for future use. | |
503 Service Unavailable |
The server is currently unavailable. Check the status page for reported service outages. | |
504 Gateway Timeout |
The request could not complete in time. Try breaking it down in multiple smaller requests. |