Errors

Response Codes

Code Message Solution
600 Successful transaction No action required
601 Book id is not valid Check that your vendorBookID is no more than 40 characters and contains valid data.
602 Book list too large Reduce the number of books to 100 or fewer.
603 Illegal Book Transaction Ensure transactionType is ADD, UPDATE or DELETE.
604 Bad Price Check that the price field contains a valid positive number.
606 Bad Book Data Ensure all required fields are filled, meet size/format requirements, and at least one of author, title, publisher contains data.
607 ShippingTemplate ID is not valid Ensure the ShippingTemplate ID matches one of your published shipping template IDs.

General Server Error Codes

Code Message Solution
100 Database Unavailable A database error has occurred. Contact AbeBooks.
103 Network Error Try again later.
104 Invalid XML The XML sent to the server is invalid.
105 Unhandled exception Try again later.
106 External Server Unavailable Try again later.
108 Unauthorized Action You do not have permission to perform this action.
109 Unknown Action Correct your XML request and retry.
110 User is invalid Correct the username and password.
111 Error validating the user Try again later.