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Error reference

Human check failed

We couldn't confirm you're a person. Refresh the page and try again.

Code
human_check_failed
HTTP status
403
Category
forbidden
Severity
error
Retryable
No
Domain
common

How to fix

Review the request and try again. The response `detail` explains the specific problem.

Example response

Every error is returned as application/problem+json (RFC 9457). The detail is the specific, actionable message; the code is stable and safe to branch on.

{
  "type": "https://skedcast.com/errors/human_check_failed",
  "title": "Human check failed",
  "status": 403,
  "category": "forbidden",
  "code": "human_check_failed",
  "detail": "We couldn't confirm you're a person. Refresh the page and try again.",
  "correlationId": "c-1f2e3d4c-…",
  "severity": "error"
}

Handle it in code

try {
  await skedcast.posts.create(input);
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof SkedcastApiError && err.code === 'human_check_failed') {
    // We couldn't confirm you're a person. Refresh the page and try again.
  }
}