Sync Errors — Proposed Guide

Planned API — Reference Only

Sync Errors: Synchronization errors could identify invalid mappings, closed periods or provider availability problems. Each requires a different response…

Overview

Synchronization errors could identify invalid mappings, closed periods or provider availability problems. Each requires a different response from a generic retry.

Key concepts

Record a stable error code and the source version attempted. Separate validation rejection from an uncertain transport result.

Implementation considerations

Reconcile ambiguous provider outcomes before resending. Avoid storing secrets or raw provider credentials in diagnostics.

Illustrative data model

This local fixture shows a possible representation for the concepts above. It is not an endpoint response, production configuration or a claim that the described capability is implemented.

JSON fixture

Fictional concept fixture

{
  "reference_only": true,
  "topic": "Sync Errors",
  "sync_id": "sync_example_123",
  "error_code": "validation_error",
  "request_id": "request_example_123",
  "version": 1
}

Design review checklist

Document which organization owns the sync errors representation and which actor may view or change it.
Test the boundaries of sync id, error code, request id, version using synthetic values, including missing or inconsistent references.
Before future implementation, obtain an approved contract and review failure behavior. This documentation does not authorize production activation.

Proposed data types

Illustrative field dictionary
Name	Type	Description
sync_id	string	Stable fictional sync reference; not a secret and not evidence that a resource exists.
error_code	string	Illustrative machine-readable error classification; final codes remain undecided.
request_id	string	Stable fictional request reference; not a secret and not evidence that a resource exists.
version	integer	Illustrative resource revision for detecting stale updates; no live concurrency contract is published.

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