Errors

Bandwidth will respond with HTTP error codes when there are any issues with Multi-Factor Authentication endpoints. Any 4xx or 5xx HTTP response code will not be billed. All of the errors except for 401 and 403 have a similar response format. Unifying all of the responses is in the works, so be sure to keep checking the page for updates!

Overview

• 400 - Bad Request
• 401 - Unauthorized
• 403 - Forbidden
• 429 - Too Many Requests
• 500 - Internal Server Error

400 – BAD_REQUEST

Bandwidth will return a HTTP-400 error when the request is malformed or invalid. See the message of the error for tips before trying again.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
error	string	The message associated with the error
requestId	string	The associated requestId from AWS. Use this as a reference when contacting support

Example: Invalid from number

POST https://mfa.bandwidth.com/api/v1/accounts/{{accountId}}/code/messaging HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Authorization: Basic YXBpVG9rZW46YXBpU2VjcmV0

{
  "to"            : "",
  "from"          : "+12345678901",
  "applicationId" : "93de2206-9669-4e07-948d-329f4b722ee2",
  "scope"         : "2FA",
  "digits"        : 7,
  "message"       : "Test code: {CODE}"
}

Responds

Status: 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
  "error": "to number is required",
  "requestId": "abc12312-abcd-1234-abcd-1234abcd1234"
}

401 – UNAUTHORIZED

Bandwidth returns a HTTP-401 Error when the specified user does not have access to the account. Ensure the username and password are correct along with the correct account number. See the security & credentials guide for more information.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
message	string	The message associated with the error

Example: Incorrect credentials sent

POST https://mfa.bandwidth.com/api/v1/accounts/{{accountId}}/code/messaging HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Authorization: Basic YXBpVG9rZW46YXBpU2VjcmV0

{
  "to"            : "+12345678901",
  "from"          : "+12345678901",
  "applicationId" : "93de2206-9669-4e07-948d-329f4b722ee2",
  "scope"         : "2FA",
  "digits"        : 7,
  "message"       : "Test code: {CODE}"
}

Responds

Status: 401 Unauthorized
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
    "message": "Unauthorized"
}

403 – FORBIDDEN

Bandwidth returns a HTTP-403 error when the user does not have access to MFA.

Parameters

Value	Description	Example
Message	string	The message associated with the error

Example: User does not have access

POST https://mfa.bandwidth.com/api/v1/accounts/{{accountId}}/code/messaging HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Authorization: Basic YXBpVG9rZW46YXBpU2VjcmV0

{
  "to"            : "+12345678901",
  "from"          : "+12345678901",
  "applicationId" : "93de2206-9669-4e07-948d-329f4b722ee2",
  "scope"         : "2FA",
  "digits"        : 7,
  "message"       : "Test code: {CODE}"
}

Responds

Status: 403 Forbidden
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
   "Message": "User is not authorized to access this resource with an explicit deny"
}

429 - TOO MANY REQUESTS

Bandwidth returns a HTTP-429 error when the rate limit has been reached. This response code gets returned when the verify endpoint is called too many times with invalid codes.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
error	string	The message associated with the error
requestId	string	The associated requestId from AWS. Use this as a reference when contacting support

Example: Too many requests

POST https://mfa.bandwidth.com/api/v1/accounts/{{accountId}}/code/verify HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Basic YXBpVG9rZW46YXBpU2VjcmV0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8

{
  "to"                       : "+12345678901",
  "applicationId"            : "93de2206-9669-4e07-948d-329f4b722ee2",
  "scope"                    : "2FA",
  "expirationTimeInMinutes"  : 3,
  "code"                     : "1234"
}

Responds

HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
  "error": "This number has exceeded verification attempts, please wait 2 minutes",
  "requestId": "abc12312-abcd-1234-abcd-1234abcd1234"
}

500 - INTERNAL SERVER ERROR

Bandwidth returns a HTTP-500 error when there is an unintended internal error on our end.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
error	string	The message associated with the error
requestId	string	The associated requestId from AWS. Use this as a reference when contacting support

Example: Internal error

POST https://mfa.bandwidth.com/api/v1/accounts/{{accountId}}/code/verify HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Basic YXBpVG9rZW46YXBpU2VjcmV0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8

{
  "to"                       : "+12345678901",
  "applicationId"            : "93de2206-9669-4e07-948d-329f4b722ee2",
  "scope"                    : "2FA",
  "expirationTimeInMinutes"  : 3,
  "code"                     : "1234"
}

Responds

HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
  "error": "Internal Error",
  "requestId": "abc12312-abcd-1234-abcd-1234abcd1234"
}