The Fibre Cafe uses the standard HTTP response status codes:
- 2xx Successful
- 4xx Client Error
- 5xx Server Error
These responses confirm the request was expected and successful.
| Response Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 OK | Standard response confirming the request was successful. |
| 201 Created | Response indicating the request was successful resulting in creation of a new resource. |
| 202 Accepted | Request has been accepted but has not been processed yet - to be confirmed or rejected via a KCI. |
These responses indicate an error with the request from the client. The response body should contain the cause.
| Response Code | Gateway Error Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 400 Bad Request | MALFORMED_REQUEST | The request could not be processed as it is invalid or malformed. |
| 401 Unauthorized | NOT_AUTHORISED | Authentication was not provided or is invalid/expired. |
| 403 Forbidden | The client is not permitted to access the resource - usually sent from a WAF. | |
| 404 Not Found | NOT_FOUND | Resource with the supplied ID was not found. |
| 422 Unprocessible Entity | INVALID_REQUEST | The request was well-formed but failed validation requirements. |
These responses indicate an error returned from the Fibre Cafe Tenant API.
| Response Code | Gateway Error Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 500 Internal Server Error | GATEWAY_FAULT | An unexpected Fibre Cafe error has occurred - this will usually require support. |
| 501 Not Implemented | GATEWAY_FAULT | The request could not be fulfilled as the service is not yet implemented in the Fibre Cafe. |
| 501 Not Implemented | SUPPLIER_FAULT | The request could not be fulfilled as the upstream supplier service is not yet implemented. |
| 502 Bad Gateway | GATEWAY_FAULT | The gateway request to an upstream supplier API was invalid or malformed. |
| 502 Bad Gateway | SUPPLIER_FAULT | The gateway request to an upstream supplier API failed. |
| 503 Service Unavailable | The server is not available - usually a temporary state (no body). |
These responses indicate an error returned from the Fibre Cafe Supplier API.
| Response Code | Gateway Error Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 500 Internal Server Error | SUPPLIER_FAULT | Invalid or failed response from the supplier API. |
| 501 Not Implemented | SUPPLIER_FAULT | The request could not be fulfilled as it is not yet implemented. |
| 502 Bad Gateway | SUPPLIER_FAULT | The supplier received an invalid response from an upstream service. |
| 503 Service Unavailable | The server is not available - usually a temporary state (no body). |
Where a 4xx or 5xx response is returned, the following response body will be returned. The generated UUID is unique for each error and can be used by support to trace the problem.
{
"uuid": "423d0696-5bde-453f-bbdd-25c73d48a9a9",
"code": "NOT_AUTHORISED",
"messages": [
"Not authorised to use this endpoint"
]
}Multiple messages can be returned. In the case of an INVALID_REQUEST, the validation should return all failures associated with the request.