NHS Booking and Referral Standard

Guide v1.7.0 | Core v1.1.3 | Package v1.32.0

Example errors

The table below contains some further examples of error codes, their associated Operation Outcomes codes and and potential diagnostics texts.

HTTP Code Code Value Description Example diagnostics text
400 SEND_BAD_REQUEST The API was unable to process the request. "The API was unable to process the request: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
REC_BAD_REQUEST The Receiver has responded stating the message was malformed. "<Receiver Identifier (ODS)> was unable to process the request: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
PROXY_BAD_REQUEST Though Unlikely, BaRS, having accepted the message; has received a 400 response from an internal component. "BaRS was unable to process the request: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
404 PROXY_NOT_FOUND The resource was not found within BaRS. "The resource was not found within BaRS: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
REC_NOT_FOUND The resource was not found at the Receiver. "<Receiver Identifier (ODS)> encountered a conflict: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
409 REC_CONFLICT Example: Sender is trying to Book an appointment in a slot that doesn't allow booking. "<Receiver Identifier (ODS)> encountered a conflict: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
501 SEND_NOT_IMPLEMENTED The Request was not recognized. "The Request was not recognized by the API: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
REC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED The Receiver did not recognize the request. "The Request was not recognised by the Receiver - <Receiver identifier (ODS)>: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"
PROXY_NOT_IMPLEMENTED BaRS did not recognize the request. "This Request was not recognized by the proxy: <further diagnostics information, error message/error text>"


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