OpenAI API Error Codes
401
Invalid Authentication
Cause: Invalid Authentication. Solution: Ensure the correct API key and requesting organization are being used.
401
Incorrect API key provided
Cause: The requesting API key is not correct. Solution: Ensure the API key used is correct, clear your browser cache, or generate a new one.
401
You must be a member of an organization to use the API
Cause: Your account is not part of an organization. Solution: Contact us to get added to a new organization or ask your organization manager to invite you to an organization.
401
IP not authorized
Cause: Your request IP does not match the configured IP allowlist for your project or organization. Solution: Send the request from the correct IP, or update your IP allowlist settings.
403
Country, region, or territory not supported
Cause: You are accessing the API from an unsupported country, region, or territory. Solution: Please see this page for more information.
429
Rate limit reached for requests
Cause: You are sending requests too quickly. Solution: Pace your requests. Read the Rate limit guide.
429
You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details
Cause: You have run out of credits or hit your maximum monthly spend. Solution: Buy more credits or learn how to increase your limits.
500
The server had an error while processing your request
Cause: Issue on our servers. Solution: Retry your request after a brief wait and contact us if the issue persists. Check the status page.
503
The engine is currently overloaded, please try again later
Cause: Our servers are experiencing high traffic. Solution: Please retry your requests after a brief wait.
503
Slow Down
Cause: A sudden increase in your request rate is impacting service reliability. Solution: Please reduce your request rate to its original level, maintain a consistent rate for at least 15 minutes, and then gradually increase it.