Error Response

All error responses in the API follow the RFC 7807 standard using the application/problem+json content type.

Sample Error Response

{
  "type": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.1",
  "title": "One or more validation errors occurred.",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "See the errors property for details.",
  "instance": "/api/Auctions",
  "errors": {
    "startingPrice": ["Starting price must be greater than 0."],
    "title": ["Title is required."]
  }
}

Property Breakdown

Property	Type	Description
type	string	A URI reference that identifies the problem type. You can look it up for more info.
title	string	A short, human-readable summary of the problem.
status	number	The HTTP status code generated by the server (e.g., 400, 404, 500).
detail	string	A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
instance	string	A URI reference that identifies the specific request instance (usually the request path).
errors	object	(Optional) A dictionary of validation errors. Present only for 400 Bad Request responses from validation. Keys are property names; values are arrays of error messages.