🚫Handling Errors

In case of errors or exceptions, the Wimka partners bank API follows a standardised error response format. The API will return appropriate HTTP status codes and error messages to assist in troubleshooting. Please look at the Error Handling section for a detailed explanation of error codes and their meanings.

Response Codes

To assist you in identifying any errors, we have provided a comprehensive list of all available status codes and server-side errors below.

HTTP Status Code	Response Type	Description
200	OK	Everything worked as expected.
400	Bad Request	The request was unacceptable. You should check your parameters if it were passed correctly.
401	Unauthorised	You did not provide your API key.
403	Forbidden	The API key doesn't have permission for this request.
404	Resource Not Found	The requested resource doesn't exist.
404	Endpoint Not Allowed	You tried to access an unsupported endpoint.
409	Conflict	The request conflicts with another request.
429	Too Many Requests	Too many requests hit the API too quickly. We recommend an exponential backoff of your requests.
500	Server Error	An unexpected error and I could not process your request.
502	Bad Gateway	Invalid response received from server.
503	Service Unavailable	Service is temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later.
504	Server Timeout	The request timed out from the server.