Errors

Alpha Version

The Ostium Builder Service is in Alpha. API endpoints, specifications, and builder URLs may change without notice. Use with caution in production environments.

HTTP Error Envelope

Field	Type	Required	Description
`error`	`string`	Yes	Human-readable error message.
`code`	`number`	Yes	HTTP status code.
`errorCode`	`string`	Yes	Machine-readable error code.
`details`	`object`	No	Extra context (e.g., validation errors).

Example:

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Price must be a positive number string",
  "code": 400,
  "errorCode": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
  "details": {
    "validationErrors": {
      "open.p": ["Price must be a positive number string"]
    }
  }
}

Validation Errors

Validation errors include a details.validationErrors object keyed by field path.

WebSocket Error Envelope

WebSocket errors are returned inside the message envelope under error.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`message`	`string`	Yes	Human-readable error message.
`code`	`number`	Yes	HTTP-style status code.
`errorCode`	`string`	Yes	Machine-readable error code.