Status 422

not_a_word

Not a usable word

Why it happens

POST /words/{word}/request checks a new word before adding it, and found no usable word here.

What to do

Send another word. The refusal is stored, so asking again for this word answers the same and spends no unit.

Example

422 · application/problem+json

{
  "type": "https://unique.domains/api/problems/not_a_word",
  "title": "Not a usable word",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "The word is not a usable word for the catalog.",
  "instance": "/v1/words/xqzt/request",
  "code": "not_a_word",
  "word": "xqzt"
}