Interswitch's APIs are Restful and as such follow standard HTTP response codes for successful or failed transactions.
| Error | Description |
|---|---|
| 200, 201, or 202 | This means the request was successful and the action has been carried out. Also note, we will always send a 200,201 or 202 if the intended action is accepted, completed or verified. |
| 400 | A validation error occurred, the request was not completed. This means a parameter to complete this request is unavailable or invalid in the request payload. Kindly check and try again. |
| 401 | This can be triggered by passing an invalid secret key in the authorization header or in a scenario where there is none. The request will not be authorized as your request does not fulfill the basic requirement for a successful API call. |
| 404 | In essence, your request could not be fulfilled as the resource/institution requested does not exist. Please validate the resource requested in this case as this should not happen. |
| 500, 501,502,503,504 | This request could not be completed due to an error at Interswitch's end. Ordinarily, this should not happen however please, report if you encounter any instance of this kind. |