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May already be published

A previous attempt may have already published this post, and this platform gives us no way to confirm it. Open the account and check: if the post is there, cancel this one instead of retrying.

Code
may_already_be_published
HTTP status
409
Category
conflict
Severity
warn
Retryable
No
Domain
posts

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/may_already_be_published",
  "title": "May already be published",
  "status": 409,
  "category": "conflict",
  "code": "may_already_be_published",
  "detail": "A previous attempt may have already published this post, and this platform gives us no way to confirm it. Open the account and check: if the post is there, cancel this one instead of retrying.",
  "correlationId": "c-1f2e3d4c-…",
  "severity": "warn"
}

Handle it in code

try {
  await skedcast.posts.create(input);
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof SkedcastApiError && err.code === 'may_already_be_published') {
    // A previous attempt may have already published this post, and this platform gives us no way to confirm it. Open the account and check: if the post is there, cancel this one instead of retrying.
  }
}