Common Error Codes

The following error codes are common to IAM APIs. For errors specific to an API action is described in the IAM API section.

Table: Common error codes

Error code	Description
InvalidClientTokenId	The access key ID provided does not exist in our records. HTTP Status Code: 403
SignatureDoesNotMatch	The request signature we calculated does not match the signature you provided. HTTP Status Code: 403
ValidationError	The input fails to satisfy the constraints that are specified by an AWS service. HTTP Status Code: 400
AccessDeniedException	You do not have sufficient access to perform this action. HTTP Status Code: 400
MissingAction	The request is missing an action or a required parameter. HTTP Status Code: 400
NotImplemented	A header you provided implies the functionality that is not implemented. HTTP Status Code: 501