Directions Service: Status Codes/Functional Maximums

The following tables describe the error messages that can be returned from an unsuccessful route request. Each function section also lists any functional maximums acceptable for that call.

Directions Service Call

Status Code Description
0A successful route call.
400Error with input - The error message will start with: "Illegal argument from request:" followed by the specific error condition.
403Key related error - The error message will attempt to explain why there was an error with the key and should provide a link to the Developer Network.
500Unknown error - The error message will start with: "Error processing request:" followed by the message from the exception.
600 - 699 Other error - Although the route request was valid, it could not be completed (e.g. because the estimate route length exceeded the maximum allowed value). See the error message included with the response for more details

Route/Optimized Route Call

Status Code Description
601Invalid location specified.
602The route failed, normally due to mustAvoidLinkIds options being set in a way that makes the route impossible.
603No dataset found to calculate the route.
610Ambiguities were found in one or more of the locations specified and ambiguities=ignore was not set.
Maximum Description
50Number of locations acceptable.
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