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All errors follow a standard format:

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Error Types

Status	Type	SDK Exception	Description
400	invalid_request_error	APIError	Invalid request
401	authentication_error	AuthenticationError	Invalid or missing API key
404	not_found	NotFoundError	Resource not found
409	conflict_error	APIError	Resource conflict (duplicate, not active)
422	validation_error	ValidationError	Invalid request parameters
429	rate_limit_error	RateLimitError	Too many requests (auto-retried for GET/PUT/DELETE)
500+	api_error	APIError	Server error (auto-retried for GET/PUT/DELETE)

Automatic Retries

The Python SDK automatically retries 429 (rate limit) and 500+ (server error) responses with exponential backoff for idempotent methods (GET, PUT, DELETE). POST and PATCH are not retried to prevent duplicate side effects.

Handling Errors

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