An API key is a token that you provide when making API calls. Read more about how to secure your project.
Include the API key to the Authorization header, for instance:
-H 'Authorization: Bearer 6436fc5237b0d6e0d64253fbaac21d135012ecf1'If you use a SDK, ensure you instantiate the client with the API key, for instance with JS SDK:
const client = new MeiliSearch({
host: 'MEILISEARCH_URL',
apiKey: '6436fc5237b0d6e0d64253fbaac21d135012ecf1'
});The authorization header is missing.
The error message.
The error code.
api_key_already_exists, api_key_not_found, bad_parameter, bad_request, database_size_limit_reached, document_not_found, dump_already_processing, dump_not_found, dump_process_failed, duplicate_index_found, immutable_api_key_actions, immutable_api_key_created_at, immutable_api_key_expires_at, immutable_api_key_indexes, immutable_api_key_key, immutable_api_key_uid, immutable_api_key_updated_at, immutable_index_created_at, immutable_index_updated_at, import_task_already_received, import_task_unknown_remote, receive_import_finished_unknown_remote, import_task_without_network_task, index_already_exists, index_creation_failed, index_not_found, index_primary_key_already_exists, index_primary_key_multiple_candidates_found, index_primary_key_no_candidate_found, internal, invalid_api_key, invalid_api_key_actions, invalid_api_key_description, invalid_api_key_expires_at, invalid_api_key_indexes, invalid_api_key_limit, invalid_api_key_name, invalid_api_key_offset, invalid_api_key_uid, invalid_content_type, invalid_document_csv_delimiter, invalid_document_fields, invalid_document_retrieve_vectors, missing_document_filter, missing_document_edition_function, inconsistent_document_change_headers, invalid_document_filter, invalid_document_sort, invalid_document_geo_field, invalid_document_geojson_field, invalid_header_value, invalid_vector_dimensions, invalid_vectors_type, invalid_document_id, invalid_document_ids, invalid_document_limit, invalid_document_offset, invalid_search_embedder, invalid_similar_embedder, invalid_search_hybrid_query, invalid_index_limit, invalid_index_offset, invalid_index_primary_key, invalid_index_custom_metadata, invalid_skip_creation, invalid_index_uid, invalid_multi_search_facets, invalid_multi_search_facets_by_index, invalid_multi_search_facet_order, invalid_multi_search_query_personalization, invalid_multi_search_query_show_performance_details, invalid_multi_search_federated, invalid_multi_search_federation_options, invalid_multi_search_max_values_per_facet, invalid_multi_search_merge_facets, invalid_multi_search_query_facets, invalid_multi_search_query_pagination, invalid_multi_search_query_ranking_rules, invalid_multi_search_query_position, invalid_multi_search_remote, invalid_multi_search_weight, invalid_network_leader, invalid_network_remotes, invalid_network_shards, invalid_network_self, invalid_network_search_api_key, invalid_network_write_api_key, invalid_network_url, invalid_search_attributes_to_search_on, invalid_search_attributes_to_crop, invalid_search_attributes_to_highlight, invalid_similar_attributes_to_retrieve, invalid_similar_retrieve_vectors, invalid_search_attributes_to_retrieve, invalid_search_ranking_score_threshold, invalid_similar_ranking_score_threshold, invalid_search_retrieve_vectors, invalid_search_crop_length, invalid_search_crop_marker, invalid_search_facets, invalid_search_semantic_ratio, invalid_search_locales, invalid_facet_search_exhaustive_facet_count, invalid_facet_search_facet_name, invalid_similar_id, invalid_search_filter, invalid_similar_filter, invalid_search_highlight_post_tag, invalid_search_highlight_pre_tag, invalid_search_hits_per_page, invalid_similar_limit, invalid_search_limit, invalid_search_matching_strategy, invalid_similar_offset, invalid_search_offset, invalid_search_page, invalid_search_q, invalid_facet_search_query, invalid_facet_search_name, facet_search_disabled, invalid_search_vector, invalid_search_media, invalid_search_show_matches_position, invalid_search_show_ranking_score, invalid_similar_show_ranking_score, invalid_search_show_ranking_score_details, invalid_search_show_performance_details, invalid_search_use_network, invalid_similar_show_ranking_score_details, invalid_similar_show_performance_details, invalid_search_sort, invalid_search_distinct, invalid_search_personalize, invalid_search_personalize_user_context, invalid_search_media_and_vector, invalid_settings_displayed_attributes, invalid_settings_distinct_attribute, invalid_settings_proximity_precision, invalid_settings_facet_search, invalid_settings_prefix_search, invalid_settings_faceting, invalid_settings_filterable_attributes, invalid_settings_pagination, invalid_settings_search_cutoff_ms, invalid_settings_embedders, invalid_settings_ranking_rules, invalid_settings_searchable_attributes, invalid_settings_sortable_attributes, invalid_settings_stop_words, invalid_settings_non_separator_tokens, invalid_settings_separator_tokens, invalid_settings_dictionary, invalid_settings_synonyms, invalid_settings_typo_tolerance, invalid_settings_localized_attributes, invalid_state, invalid_store_file, invalid_swap_duplicate_index_found, invalid_swap_indexes, invalid_swap_rename, invalid_task_after_enqueued_at, invalid_task_after_finished_at, invalid_task_after_started_at, invalid_task_before_enqueued_at, invalid_task_before_finished_at, invalid_task_before_started_at, invalid_task_canceled_by, invalid_task_from, invalid_task_limit, invalid_task_reverse, invalid_task_statuses, invalid_task_types, invalid_task_uids, invalid_batch_uids, io_error, feature_not_enabled, malformed_payload, max_fields_limit_exceeded, missing_api_key_actions, missing_api_key_expires_at, missing_api_key_indexes, missing_authorization_header, missing_content_type, missing_document_id, missing_facet_search_facet_name, missing_index_uid, missing_master_key, missing_network_url, missing_payload, missing_search_hybrid, missing_swap_indexes, missing_task_filters, network_version_mismatch, no_space_left_on_device, not_leader, payload_too_large, remote_bad_response, remote_bad_request, remote_could_not_send_request, remote_invalid_api_key, remote_remote_error, remote_timeout, too_many_search_requests, task_not_found, task_file_not_found, batch_not_found, too_many_open_files, too_many_vectors, unexpected_network_previous_remotes, network_version_too_old, unprocessed_network_task, unretrievable_document, unretrievable_error_code, unsupported_media_type, invalid_s3_snapshot_request, invalid_s3_snapshot_parameters, s3_snapshot_server_error, vector_embedding_error, not_found_similar_id, invalid_document_edition_context, invalid_document_edition_function_filter, edit_documents_by_function_error, invalid_settings_index_chat, invalid_export_url, invalid_export_api_key, invalid_export_payload_size, invalid_export_indexes_patterns, invalid_export_index_filter, invalid_export_index_override_settings, unimplemented_external_function_calling, unimplemented_non_streaming_chat_completions, unimplemented_multi_choice_chat_completions, chat_not_found, invalid_chat_setting_document_template, invalid_chat_completion_org_id, invalid_chat_completion_project_id, invalid_chat_completion_api_version, invalid_chat_completion_deployment_id, invalid_chat_completion_source, invalid_chat_completion_base_api, invalid_chat_completion_api_key, invalid_chat_completion_prompts, invalid_chat_completion_system_prompt, invalid_chat_completion_search_description_prompt, invalid_chat_completion_search_query_param_prompt, invalid_chat_completion_search_filter_param_prompt, invalid_chat_completion_search_index_uid_param_prompt, invalid_chat_completion_pre_query_prompt, invalid_index_fields_filter, invalid_index_fields_filter_attribute_patterns, invalid_index_fields_filter_displayed, invalid_index_fields_filter_searchable, invalid_index_fields_filter_sortable, invalid_index_fields_filter_distinct, invalid_index_fields_filter_ranking_rule, invalid_index_fields_filter_filterable, requires_enterprise_edition, invalid_webhooks, invalid_webhook_url, invalid_webhook_headers, immutable_webhook, invalid_webhook_uuid, webhook_not_found, immutable_webhook_uuid, immutable_webhook_is_editable The error type.
internal, invalid_request, auth, system A link to the documentation about this specific error.