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Errors

What each failure code means and what to try next.

A failed read has receipt.status: "failed" and receipt.failure with a code and a message. receipt.attempts shows what each provider hit on the way.

Code What happened Next
BLOCKED The site refused (403, or an empty block response). Climbs automatically; starts a cool-down. Allow paid fallbacks or handoff.
CAPTCHA A challenge page. Same as BLOCKED. receipt.next_step may suggest handoff.
RATE_LIMITED Too many requests (429). Wait; pacing and the cool-down handle it.
AUTH_REQUIRED, AUTH_EXPIRED The page needs a sign-in. Stops the climb. Use an identity or handoff.
Code What happened Next
VISUAL_REQUIRED Plain HTTP got an app shell or an unrendered template. Climbs to a browser automatically.
EMPTY_PAGE A browser rendered almost no text. Climbs automatically.
NOT_FOUND 404 or 410. Stops the climb unless an earlier attempt hit a wall. A missing page does not prove a sale.
CONTENT_MISMATCH The page is not what was asked for. Check the URL.
SCHEMA_CHANGED The response did not have the expected shape. Check the adapter, or the service changed.
TIMEOUT Too slow. Raise timeout_seconds.
LIMIT_EXCEEDED Too big. Raise max_bytes.
INVALID_URL Not a valid URL. Fix it.
INVALID_IMAGE One image did not decode. Only that image fails.
Code What happened
PROVIDER_DOWN The provider or site had a server error. Free providers retry once.
PROVIDER_UNAVAILABLE Not installed or not configured (no key, no display).
PLUGIN_DISABLED The provider is disabled in the catalogue.
POLICY_DENIED Your settings allow no provider for this.
BUDGET_EXHAUSTED The next call could pass max_cost_usd.
EXPLICIT_POLICY_CONFLICT A whole WebPolicy conflicts with the site’s route seed; pass policy_overrides instead.
ROUTE_SCOPE_REQUIRED That provider only runs through a route seed for one site.
SEARCH_UNAVAILABLE Every search source failed.
DISCOVERY_UNAVAILABLE, PLUGIN_NOT_TRUSTED, PLUGIN_LOAD_REJECTED A third-party plugin could not be discovered, is not trusted in plugins.json, or failed to load. Shown in inspect_plugins().
EXECUTION_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN A browser action failed part-way; its idempotency key is fenced from replay.
UNKNOWN Anything else. Look at the trace.
Code What happened
IDENTITY_REQUIRED Your Chrome was asked for without naming an identity.
IDENTITY_UNKNOWN, IDENTITY_REVOKED Not registered, or removed.
IDENTITY_EXECUTOR_OFFLINE, IDENTITY_EXECUTOR_UNKNOWN, IDENTITY_EXECUTOR_DISABLED The registered Chrome is not available.
IDENTITY_PROFILE_MISMATCH, IDENTITY_CHANGED Chrome is not running the registered profile.
IDENTITY_IN_USE Another process holds the identity.
IDENTITY_REAUTH_REQUIRED You have been signed out; sign in again.
IDENTITY_OPERATOR_HANDOFF_REQUIRED A visible snapshot needs you to open exactly one matching page, or its region is missing.
IDENTITY_DOMAIN_DENIED, IDENTITY_PROVIDER_DENIED, IDENTITY_ACTION_DENIED, IDENTITY_POLICY_DENIED Not allowed for that site, provider or action.
IDENTITY_AUTHORITY_UNSUPPORTED Only LOCAL_ONLY runs today.
IDENTITY_CONFIG_INVALID, IDENTITY_REGISTRY_INVALID, IDENTITY_STORE_UNSAFE Bad settings or file permissions.
VAULT_REFERENCE_INVALID, VAULT_REFERENCE_MISSING, VAULT_VALUE_INVALID A stored secret is missing or unreadable.