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Effective 10 September 2024, API Documentation can be found on our Equinix Product Documentation site.
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Error Handling

Equinix uses HTTP response status codes to indicate the success or failure of your API requests. If your request fails, an Equinix error code will be returned using the appropriate status code.

In general, there are three status code ranges you can expect:

2xx Success - confirm that your request worked as expected
       200: Success
       201: Created
       202: Accepted
       204: No Content

4xx Client error - indicate an error due to the information provided (e.g., a required parameter was omitted)
       400: Bad Request
       401: Unauthorized
       403: Forbidden
       404: Resource not found
       415: Unsupported media type
       429: Too many request Error

5xx Server error - indicate an error with Equinix’s servers
       500: Internal Server Error
       503: Service unavailable

The possible Equinix error codes that can be returned, along with additional information about how to resolve them, have been compiled for each status code for your convenience.