API Documentation
Errors
Obiguard uses conventional 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. Codes in the 5xx range indicate an error with Obiguard’s servers (these are rare).
Common Errors
During request processing, you may encounter error codes from either Obiguard or the LLM provider:
| Status Code | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
408 | Request timed out | Obiguard OR Provider |
412 | Budget exhausted | Obiguard OR Provider |
429 | Request rate limited | Obiguard OR Provider |
446 | Guardrail checks failed (request denied) | Obiguard |
246 | Guardrail checks failed (request successful) | Obiguard |
Provider-specific error codes are passed through by Obiguard.