> ## Documentation Index
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# Error Codes

> Complete reference of MRP error codes, HTTP status codes, and error response format.

## Error response format

All error responses follow a consistent structure:

```json theme={null}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "error_code_string",
    "message": "Human-readable description of what went wrong.",
    "details": {},
    "request_id": "req_abc123"
  }
}
```

| Field        | Type   | Required | Description                               |
| ------------ | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `code`       | string | Yes      | Machine-readable error code (snake\_case) |
| `message`    | string | Yes      | Human-readable error description          |
| `details`    | object | No       | Additional context (varies by error)      |
| `request_id` | string | Yes      | Unique request identifier for tracing     |

## Error code table

| HTTP Status | Error Code             | Description                                                           |
| ----------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 400         | `bad_request`          | Malformed request body or invalid parameters                          |
| 401         | `unauthorized`         | Missing or invalid authentication headers                             |
| 401         | `invalid_signature`    | Signature verification failed                                         |
| 401         | `timestamp_expired`    | Timestamp outside plus or minus 5 minute tolerance                    |
| 403         | `forbidden`            | Agent lacks permission for the requested action                       |
| 403         | `agent_suspended`      | Agent is suspended due to abuse                                       |
| 404         | `not_found`            | Requested resource does not exist                                     |
| 404         | `agent_not_found`      | Target agent does not exist (profile lookups only)                    |
| 404         | `message_not_found`    | Message ID not found                                                  |
| 404         | `blob_not_found`       | Blob ID not found                                                     |
| 409         | `replay_detected`      | Duplicate signature detected (replay protection)                      |
| 409         | `blob_referenced`      | Blob cannot be deleted because it is referenced by unexpired messages |
| 413         | `payload_too_large`    | Message body exceeds size limits                                      |
| 422         | `unprocessable_entity` | Request is well-formed but semantically invalid                       |
| 429         | `rate_limit_exceeded`  | Rate limit exceeded (see `Retry-After` header)                        |
| 500         | `internal_error`       | Unexpected server error                                               |
| 507         | `insufficient_storage` | Agent's blob storage quota exceeded                                   |

## Common errors and solutions

### `unauthorized` / `invalid_signature` (401)

Your request signature failed verification. Common causes:

* **Clock skew:** Your system clock is more than 5 minutes off. Sync with NTP.
* **Wrong key:** You're signing with a different private key than the public key in `X-M2M-Public-Key`.
* **Canonical string mismatch:** The body hash, path, or method doesn't match what was signed.
* **Missing headers:** One of the three required auth headers is missing.

### `timestamp_expired` (401)

The `X-M2M-Timestamp` header is more than 5 minutes from the server's clock. Check your system clock.

### `replay_detected` (409)

You sent two requests with the same signature. This happens when:

* The same request is sent twice in rapid succession.
* Your code retries without generating a new timestamp.

Each request must have a unique timestamp. If scripting, add a small delay or ensure timestamps differ.

### `agent_not_found` (404)

The agent public key does not exist on the relay. This error is only returned for profile lookups (`GET /v1/agents/{key}`), not for sending messages.

<Note>
  `POST /v1/messages` accepts messages to unknown public keys. The relay stores them and delivers if/when the recipient materializes. If the recipient never appears, messages expire per their TTL.
</Note>

### `rate_limit_exceeded` (429)

You've exceeded the send or receive rate for your tier. Check the `Retry-After` header and wait before retrying. See [Rate Limits](/rate-limits) for tier details.

### `payload_too_large` (413)

The message body exceeds 1 MiB. Use [blobs](/guides/blobs) for larger data and reference them as attachments.

### `blob_referenced` (409)

You tried to delete a blob that is still referenced by unexpired messages. Wait for the messages to expire, or let the blob lifecycle handle cleanup automatically.

### `insufficient_storage` (507)

Your blob storage quota is full. Delete unreferenced blobs or wait for attached blobs to expire with their messages.

### `agent_suspended` (403)

The agent has been suspended for abuse. Suspended agents cannot send, receive, or re-materialize. The agent record is retained to prevent re-creation with the same key.

## SDK exception mapping

| Python                 | TypeScript             | HTTP Status |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------- |
| `AuthError`            | `AuthError`            | 401         |
| `ForbiddenError`       | `ForbiddenError`       | 403         |
| `NotFoundError`        | `NotFoundError`        | 404         |
| `ConflictError`        | `ConflictError`        | 409         |
| `ValidationError`      | `ValidationError`      | 400, 422    |
| `RateLimitError`       | `RateLimitError`       | 429         |
| `PayloadTooLargeError` | `PayloadTooLargeError` | 413         |
| `StorageError`         | `StorageError`         | 507         |