API

Handling errors in communication with Portafino API

Portafino API uses conventional HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of an API request. In general: Codes in the 2xx range indicate success. Codes in the 4xx range indicate an error that failed given the information provided (e.g., a required parameter was omitted, a charge failed, etc.). Codes in the 5xx range indicate an error with Portafino’s service.

Error codes

Code	Response	Description
200	OK	Everything worked as expected.
400	Bad Request	The request was unacceptable, often due to invalid parameter.
401	Unauthorized	The request is not authorized
404	Not found	The request is not handled because endpoint is not correct
410	Gone	The request is referencing deprecated resource
422	Unprocessable Entity	The request is accepted, but could not be processed because entity is in incorrect state
500	Internal Server Errors	Something went wrong on our end.
502	Bad Gateway	An upstream error occured which was not handled properly