# Errors

GitBook uses conventional HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of an API request. As a general rule:

* Codes in the **`2xx`** range indicate success.
* Codes in the **`4xx`** range indicate incorrect or incomplete parameters (e.g. a required parameter was omitted, or an operation failed with a 3rd party, etc.).
* Codes in the **`5xx`** range indicate an error with GitBook's servers.

GitBook also outputs an error message and an error code formatted in JSON:

```json
{
    "error": {
        "code": 404,
        "message": "Page not found in this space"
    }
}
```


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://gitbook.com/docs/developers/gitbook-api/errors.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.