This section outlines the main error codes returned by the OpenAI API, including both the cause and how to resolve the error.
Status Code Summaries
Cause: Invalid Authentication Solution: Ensure the correct API key and requesting organization are being used. | |
Cause: The requesting API key is not correct. Solution: Ensure the API key used is correct, clear your browser cache, or generate a new one here. | |
404 - You must be a member of an organization to use the API | Cause Your account is not part of an organization. Solution Contact us to get added to a new organization or ask your organization manager to invite you to an organization here. |
Cause You have hit your assigned rate limit. Solution Pace your requests. Read more here. | |
429 - You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. | Cause You have hit your maximum monthly spend (hard limit) which you can view here. Solution Apply for a quota increase here. |
429 - The engine is currently overloaded. Please try again later. | Cause: Our servers are experiencing high traffic. Solution Please retry your requests after a brief wait. |
500 - The server had an error while processing your request. | Cause Issue on our servers. Solution Retry your request after a brief wait and contact us if the issue persists. Read status page. |