DeepSeek API Error Codes

Error Codes

400

Invalid Format

Cause: Invalid request body format. Solution: Please modify your request body according to the hints in the error message. For more API format details, please refer to DeepSeek API Docs.

401

Authentication Fails

Cause: Authentication fails due to the wrong API key. Solution: Please check your API key. If you don't have one, please create an API key first.

402

Insufficient Balance

Cause: You have run out of balance. Solution: Please check your account's balance, and go to the Top up page to add funds.

422

Invalid Parameters

Cause: Your request contains invalid parameters. Solution: Please modify your request parameters according to the hints in the error message. For more API format details, please refer to DeepSeek API Docs.

429

Rate Limit Reached

Cause: You are sending requests too quickly. Solution: Please pace your requests reasonably. We also advise users to temporarily switch to the APIs of alternative LLM service providers, like OpenAI.

500

Server Error

Cause: Our server encounters an issue. Solution: Please retry your request after a brief wait and contact us if the issue persists.

503

Server Overloaded

Cause: The server is overloaded due to high traffic. Solution: Please retry your request after a brief wait.