Status Codes

impact.com uses conventional HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of an API request. In general: Codes in the 2xx range indicate success. Codes in the 4xx range indicate an error that failed given the information provided (e.g., a required parameter was omitted, a modification failed, etc.). Codes in the 5xx range indicate an error with impact.com's servers (these are rare).

HTTP Status Code Summary


CodeResponse MessageDescription
200
201
OKEverything worked as expected.
400BAD REQUESTRequest was unacceptable, often due to missing a required parameter.
401UNAUTHORIZEDNo valid API key provided.
403FORBIDDENAPI key used doesn't have permissions to perform the request.
404NOT FOUNDRequested resource doesn't exist.
405METHOD NOT ALLOWEDMethod used in the call is not supported.
429TOO MANY REQUESTSToo many requests hit the API too quickly. We recommend an exponential backoff of your requests.
500
502
503
504
SERVER ERRORSomething went wrong on impact.com's end. (These are rare.)