Fast Triage Flow
Authentication Errors (401 / 403)
Causes
- Invalid or expired API key
- Key from another project
- Missing
Bearerprefix
- Rotate and reconfigure API key
- Confirm project scope alignment
- Ensure
Authorization: Bearer <KEY>format
Not Found (404)
Causes
- Incorrect base URL
- Wrong endpoint path for selected model type
- Re-copy URL from Use this model
- Verify route is active in project deployments
Payload Validation (400 / 422)
Causes
- Wrong field names or types
- Missing required fields (
model,messages, etc.)
- Compare payload against endpoint reference
- Start from generated snippet and then customize incrementally
Rate Limits (429)
Fixes
- Add exponential backoff with jitter
- Smooth traffic bursts using queues
- Review project quotas and request patterns
Intermittent Server Errors (5xx)
Fixes
- Retry with bounded attempts
- Track error spikes in observability dashboards
- Escalate with request IDs and timestamps
Still Blocked?
Collect this bundle before escalation:- Request timestamp and status code
- Endpoint URL/path
- Sanitized payload sample
- Request/trace ID
- Retry attempt history