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7 errors

Please sign in first auth_required The action needs a signed-in account or API authorization before it can continue. This request needs authorization unauthorized The site could not find a valid account session or API token for this request. The API token is not valid invalid_token An API token was sent, but it could not be accepted for this site. The API sign-in proof could not be verified invalid_dpop_proof The site could not verify the extra sender proof attached to an API request. This token cannot do that insufficient_scope You are signed in, but the token or session does not include permission for this action. This action is not allowed forbidden The site understood the request but refused to perform the action. This account cannot use that feature account_banned The signed-in account is restricted from creating or changing content right now.

2 errors

API keys and permissions

That API permission is not available invalid_scope The requested API key permission is not one this site can grant. There are too many API keys too_many_keys This account has reached the API key limit for this site.

5 errors

Request format and limits

The request could not be read invalid_json The site could not understand the JSON sent by the browser, app, or tool. The request is missing required details invalid_request The site received a request, but some required fields were missing or invalid. The upload was too large request_too_large The request was bigger than this site can accept in one attempt. That action is not available here method_not_allowed The request used a method this route does not accept. The request came from the wrong place bad_origin The site blocked the request because its origin did not match this site.

6 errors

Publishing a note

Please slow down before trying again rate_limited notebin.ca received too many preview, conversion, or publish requests in a short time. Write something before publishing empty_note notebin.ca cannot publish a note until the Markdown body has some content. This note is too large too_large The note is over the Markdown size limit for one notebin.ca note. The anti-spam check did not pass turnstile_failed Anonymous publishing needs a completed browser anti-spam check before the note can be saved. This note cannot be published banned_content The note matched a safety block and was not saved. Publishing is temporarily unavailable scanning_unavailable notebin.ca could not finish a required safety check for the note.

2 errors

Viewing a note

We could not find that note not_found The note id in the link does not match an available notebin.ca note. This note is no longer available gone The note existed, but notebin.ca cannot serve it anymore.

2 errors

Service availability

The service is temporarily unavailable temporarily_unavailable A required service could not answer in time, so the request could not be completed. A required service is unavailable unavailable The site could not reach a service it needs to finish this action.