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sidebar_position: 5
title: Error Handling
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**URL**: https://api.quivr.app/chat

**Swagger**: https://api.quivr.app/docs

## Overview

This page provides information about common error codes, their descriptions, and examples of scenarios where these errors may occur.

| Error Code | Description                                                                 |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 401        | Unauthorized: The request lacks valid authentication credentials.           |
| 403        | Forbidden: The requested operation is not allowed.                          |
| 422        | Unprocessable Entity: The request is well-formed but contains invalid data. |
| 500        | Internal Server Error: An unexpected error occurred on the server.          |

## Error Code: 401

**Description**: The request lacks valid authentication credentials or the provided token/api key is invalid.

Example Scenarios:

- Missing or invalid authentication token/api key.
- Expired authentication token.

## Error Code: 403

**Description**: The requested operation is forbidden due to insufficient privileges or credentials missing.

Example Scenarios:

- Attempting to access a resource without proper authorization.
- Insufficient permissions to perform a specific action.

## Error Code: 422

**Description**: The request is well-formed, but contains invalid data or parameters.

Example Scenarios:

- Invalid input data format.
- Required fields are missing or have incorrect values.

## Error Code: 500

**Description**: An unexpected error occurred on the server.

Example Scenarios:

- Internal server error due to a server-side issue.
- Unhandled exceptions or errors during request processing.