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Service unavailable

The endpoint is down for maintenance or temporarily unable to handle your request. Your request was not processed.

Example response
{
"error": {
"type": "api_error",
"code": "service_unavailable",
"detail": "Endpoint is down temporarily and can't process your request. The Paddle team has been notified.",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/shared/service_unavailable"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}

Details

Status code
503
Error code
service_unavailable
Error message
Endpoint is down temporarily and can't process your request. The Paddle team has been notified.

Common causes

  • The endpoint you made a request to is down for maintenance.
  • The endpoint is temporarily unavailable to handle your request. This error is on Paddle's side and not related to your request.

Troubleshooting

  • The Paddle engineering team has been notified about this error.
  • Check the Paddle status page for active incidents.
  • Wait a while, then try your request again.
  • Contact the Paddle Seller Support team if the problem persists. Include the request_id with your message, if you received one.

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