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UNAUTHENTICATED

ActiveHTTP 401

The request does not have valid authentication credentials. UNAUTHENTICATED is returned when the caller's identity cannot be verified – no credentials provided, credentials expired, or credentials are invalid. The client should authenticate and retry.

Description

UNAUTHENTICATED indicates missing or invalid authentication credentials. Unlike PERMISSION_DENIED where the identity is known but lacks permission, UNAUTHENTICATED means the server cannot identify the caller at all.

Common causes

  • No auth token provided
  • Token expired
  • Invalid API key
  • Certificate verification failed

HTTP equivalent

HTTP 401 – View status code reference →