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422 Unprocessable Entity

The request was well-formed but contained semantic errors.

What it means

A 422 Unprocessable Entity response indicates the server understood the request and the syntax is correct, but the data itself failed validation. This is commonly used by APIs to report validation errors, such as a missing required field or an invalid email format.

Common causes

  • A required field was missing or had an invalid value.
  • Validation rules in the API rejected the input.
  • A field's data type or format was incorrect.

How to fix it

  • Review the response body for specific validation error details.
  • Correct the invalid fields and resubmit the request.

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