API Error Handling

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the challenge of inconsistent and unhelpful error messages in APIs, ensuring a standardized, informative, and user-friendly error handling experience.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Standardized Error Responses: Formats API errors into a consistent structure, including error codes, messages, types, categories, and severity.
• Error Classification: Implements a robust system for categorizing errors (e.g., validation, authentication, server errors) to aid in debugging and routing.
• Retry Mechanisms: Provides strategies for handling transient errors through retry policies and circuit breakers.
• Monitoring & Alerting: Includes tools for tracking error metrics and setting up alerts for critical issues.
• Use Case: When a user attempts to access a resource without proper authentication, the API consistently returns a 401 Unauthorized error with a clear userMessage like "You need to log in to access this resource."

Quick Start

Use the API Error Handling skill to define a standardized error response for a RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND error.