403). The body is { "message": "…" }.
Validation problems are not 401. A bad or missing body field returns 400, and malformed JSON or an invalid state parameter returns 422. See Error codes and fixes.
Documentation Index
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Why the CBS API rejects a request with 401, and how to fix it.
403). The body is { "message": "…" }.
| Message | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
No api key found | The pcc-api-key header is missing or blank | Send your key in the header on every request (the root/listing endpoint requires it too). |
Invalid api key | The key isn’t recognized | Double-check the value. Need one? See Getting support. |
Profile has been disabled | The key is disabled | Contact Symmetry. |
Profile does not have access to this product | The key isn’t entitled to CBS | Ask Symmetry to enable CBS for the key. |
Failed security check | The request origin isn’t on the key’s allowed domains | Add your domain to the key, or call from an allowed origin. |
API rate limit has been exceeded. | A trial key is over its cap | See Rate limit exceeded. |
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