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7 errors

Please sign in first auth_required The action needs a signed-in account or API authorization before it can continue. This request needs authorization unauthorized The site could not find a valid account session or API token for this request. The API token is not valid invalid_token An API token was sent, but it could not be accepted for this site. The API sign-in proof could not be verified invalid_dpop_proof The site could not verify the extra sender proof attached to an API request. This token cannot do that insufficient_scope You are signed in, but the token or session does not include permission for this action. This action is not allowed forbidden The site understood the request but refused to perform the action. This account cannot use that feature account_banned The signed-in account is restricted from creating or changing content right now.

2 errors

API keys and permissions

That API permission is not available invalid_scope The requested API key permission is not one this site can grant. There are too many API keys too_many_keys This account has reached the API key limit for this site.

5 errors

Request format and limits

The request could not be read invalid_json The site could not understand the JSON sent by the browser, app, or tool. The request is missing required details invalid_request The site received a request, but some required fields were missing or invalid. The upload was too large request_too_large The request was bigger than this site can accept in one attempt. That action is not available here method_not_allowed The request used a method this route does not accept. The request came from the wrong place bad_origin The site blocked the request because its origin did not match this site.

3 errors

Account & limits

Please slow down your uploads rate_limited Too many uploads were started in a short time from your account or network. Your image storage is full quota_exceeded This upload would put your signed-in account over its total image storage limit. Open imagebin.ca directly and try again forbidden_origin imagebin.ca blocked a state-changing request because it did not come from the expected site origin.

3 errors

Viewing images

That image could not be found not_found The image link does not point to an image imagebin.ca can show you. This image is no longer available gone The image existed, but imagebin.ca cannot serve it anymore. The image id is not valid invalid_id The request used an image id that does not match imagebin.ca link format.

2 errors

Service availability

The service is temporarily unavailable temporarily_unavailable A required service could not answer in time, so the request could not be completed. A required service is unavailable unavailable The site could not reach a service it needs to finish this action.

4 errors

Uploading an image

Please finish the browser check turnstile_failed The anonymous upload could not continue because the browser safety check did not pass. Choose an image file first empty The upload reached imagebin.ca without any file bytes to store. The image is too large too_large The image is bigger than the per-file upload limit for your current access level. That image format is not supported unsupported_image imagebin.ca could not safely read or clean the image bytes you uploaded.

2 errors

Moderation and safety

This image cannot be uploaded banned_content The image matches content that imagebin.ca does not allow to be uploaded again. Uploads from this network are blocked banned_ip imagebin.ca is not accepting uploads from this network right now.

2 errors

Image captions

This image cannot be captioned yet not_captionable imagebin.ca does not currently have the stored image bytes needed to generate an AI caption. AI captions are turned off for this image opted_out The image owner has chosen not to allow AI captioning for this upload.

6 errors

Admin and reporting

The original image bytes are unavailable bytes_unavailable imagebin.ca could not read the stored bytes needed for an evidence bundle or admin action. The legacy image object is unavailable legacy_object_unavailable An older image points to legacy storage that imagebin.ca could not read. The evidence bundle would be too large too_large_for_bundle The retained evidence bundle cannot include this image because it exceeds the bundle size limit. This image is not under legal hold not_under_hold The requested reporting or release action only applies to images currently under legal hold. No incident record was found no_incident The admin action needs an incident record, but imagebin.ca could not find one for this image. The preservation window is still active preservation_window_active The image cannot be released yet because the required preservation period has not ended.