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DATA_LOSS

ActiveHTTP 500

Unrecoverable data loss or corruption occurred. DATA_LOSS is a severe error indicating that data has been permanently lost or corrupted. Clients should report this to a human operator immediately.

Description

DATA_LOSS indicates irreversible data loss or corruption. This is a critical error that should trigger alerting and human intervention. It should never be returned for temporary or recoverable conditions.

Common causes

  • Database corruption
  • File system error with data loss
  • Unrecoverable storage failure

HTTP equivalent

HTTP 500 – View status code reference →