API Errors
Shifter's Scraping API uses the following HTTP error codes
| Error Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
400 | Bad Request – Your request is invalid or has invalid parameters. This error code along the error message is also sent when the URL could not be properly scraped. |
401 | Unauthorized – Your API key is wrong or invalid or your credit quota is exceeded. |
403 | Forbidden – You do not have sufficient rights to a resource such as JavaScript rendering or country specific geolocation. Please upgrade your subscription plan accordingly. |
406 | Not Acceptable – You requested a format that is not supported. |
422 |
Unprocessable Entity - Your request was correct but the API failed to fulfill it. You can receive this code in one of the following situations:
* the target website returned a CAPTCHA challenge under status 200 OK
* the target website returned a CAPTCHA challenge after a request with |
429 | Too Many Requests – You’re making too many requests in short succession or too many parallel requests. This error code is also thrown by Google when the API is detected. |
500 | Internal Server Error – We had a problem with our server. Try again later. |
503 | Service Unavailable – We’re temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later. |
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