SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
503upstreamAn upstream dependency is temporarily unavailable.
Cause
A downstream service BillerAPI depends on is briefly unavailable.
How to fix it
This is safe to retry with exponential backoff.
Example response
503 SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
JSON
{
"error_code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
"error_type": "upstream",
"error_message": "An upstream dependency is temporarily unavailable.",
"hint": "This is safe to retry with exponential backoff.",
"docs_url": "https://docs.billerapi.com/errors/SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
"request_id": "d94f5e2a-8c3b-4f1e-9a7d-6b2c1e0f8a34"
}Related
- Error handling — the error envelope shape and how to parse it
- Error code reference — every stable error code
Canonical docs URL: https://docs.billerapi.com/errors/SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
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