API

invalid_signature

HTTP 422. Invalid signature

What it means

A ledger event's signature or hash is invalid.

What to do

Only relevant to self-hosted nodes that push ledger events. Re-sign the event with the author's key and send it again.

Retrying

Do not retry the same request. Change it first.

Example

json

{
  "type": "https://reuseforge.com/docs/api/errors/invalid_signature",
  "title": "Invalid signature",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "The event signature does not verify.",
  "instance": "/api/v1/items/acme/invoice-extractor",
  "code": "invalid_signature",
  "request_id": "req_c4v8n2m6x1z3"
}

Every error is application/problem+json (RFC 9457). Branch on code, show detail to people and quote request_id when you ask for help. See the error catalogue.