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This image is not under legal hold

Error code not_under_hold
Admin and reporting

This image is not under legal hold

not_under_hold

The requested reporting or release action only applies to images currently under legal hold.

HTTP 409·Admin and reporting

What it means

What happened

The requested reporting or release action only applies to images currently under legal hold.

Why

Why it might have happened

  • The image may already have been released.
  • The item may not have been preserved yet.
  • The admin page may be stale.
Next steps

What you can try

  1. Refresh the admin page and check the current item state.
  2. Start the preservation flow before generating hold-only materials.
  3. Do not generate release or notification artifacts for items that are not under hold.
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