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Errors & limits

API errors return structured responses. Integrators should handle unauthorized, validation, and entitlement failures distinctly.

HTTP Code When
401 MISSING_SESSION_TOKEN / MISSING_LICENSE_KEY Missing Bearer or license header
403 API_MODULE_DISABLED Public API module off for the deployment
403 ENTITLEMENT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED Plan quota exceeded (business code 803)
400 validation / maxFiles Bad request body or form field file cap
502 GRAPHQL_UNAVAILABLE / MEDIA_UNAVAILABLE Upstream GraphQL or media-service unreachable

GraphQL-backed JSON routes map 803 to HTTP 403 with error.code = ENTITLEMENT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED. Media JSON responses that return business code: 803 (often with HTTP 200 upstream) are normalized the same way.

Layer Enforced by Examples
Gateway RapidAPI (or successor) Requests/month, gateway rate limits, billing
Platform Kolony entitlements Creates, invites, messaging, media uploads, memberships, form/workflow capacity, and related plan dimensions

Both layers coexist. Exact platform caps depend on the caller’s role / plan and may change with packaging — use your RapidAPI (or account) plan details for numeric limits. When a platform cap is hit, expect ENTITLEMENT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED as above.

Separately, form configurations define per-field maxFiles (and related file metadata). That is a schema rule on the configuration you author, enforced on attachment upload — not a substitute for plan entitlements.

The public REST contract is versioned under /v0. Kol-Api-Version reports the release semver (currently 0.0.8). Breaking changes will ship under a new major path prefix when required.