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title: Shared
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/python/$shared
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# Shared

## Domain types

### API Error Object

- `class APIErrorObject`

  - `type: Literal["api_error"]`

    default: api_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Internal server error

### Authentication Error

- `class AuthenticationError`

  - `type: Literal["authentication_error"]`

    default: authentication_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Authentication error

### Billing Error

- `class BillingError`

  - `type: Literal["billing_error"]`

    default: billing_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Billing error

### Error Object

- `type ErrorObject = ...`

  - `class InvalidRequestError`

    - `type: Literal["invalid_request_error"]`

      default: invalid_request_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Invalid request

  - `class AuthenticationError`

    - `type: Literal["authentication_error"]`

      default: authentication_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Authentication error

  - `class BillingError`

    - `type: Literal["billing_error"]`

      default: billing_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Billing error

  - `class PermissionError`

    - `type: Literal["permission_error"]`

      default: permission_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Permission denied

  - `class NotFoundError`

    - `type: Literal["not_found_error"]`

      default: not_found_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Not found

  - `class RateLimitError`

    - `type: Literal["rate_limit_error"]`

      default: rate_limit_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Rate limited

  - `class GatewayTimeoutError`

    - `type: Literal["timeout_error"]`

      default: timeout_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Request timeout

  - `class APIErrorObject`

    - `type: Literal["api_error"]`

      default: api_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Internal server error

  - `class OverloadedError`

    - `type: Literal["overloaded_error"]`

      default: overloaded_error

    - `message: str`

      default: Overloaded

### Error Response

- `class ErrorResponse`

  - `type: Literal["error"]`

    default: error

  - `error: ErrorObject`

    - `class InvalidRequestError`

      - `type: Literal["invalid_request_error"]`

        default: invalid_request_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Invalid request

    - `class AuthenticationError`

      - `type: Literal["authentication_error"]`

        default: authentication_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Authentication error

    - `class BillingError`

      - `type: Literal["billing_error"]`

        default: billing_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Billing error

    - `class PermissionError`

      - `type: Literal["permission_error"]`

        default: permission_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Permission denied

    - `class NotFoundError`

      - `type: Literal["not_found_error"]`

        default: not_found_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Not found

    - `class RateLimitError`

      - `type: Literal["rate_limit_error"]`

        default: rate_limit_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Rate limited

    - `class GatewayTimeoutError`

      - `type: Literal["timeout_error"]`

        default: timeout_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Request timeout

    - `class APIErrorObject`

      - `type: Literal["api_error"]`

        default: api_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Internal server error

    - `class OverloadedError`

      - `type: Literal["overloaded_error"]`

        default: overloaded_error

      - `message: str`

        default: Overloaded

  - `request_id: Optional[str]`

### Error Type

- `type ErrorType = Literal["invalid_request_error", "authentication_error", "permission_error", 6 more]`

  - `"invalid_request_error"`

  - `"authentication_error"`

  - `"permission_error"`

  - `"not_found_error"`

  - `"rate_limit_error"`

  - `"timeout_error"`

  - `"overloaded_error"`

  - `"api_error"`

  - `"billing_error"`

### Gateway Timeout Error

- `class GatewayTimeoutError`

  - `type: Literal["timeout_error"]`

    default: timeout_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Request timeout

### Invalid Request Error

- `class InvalidRequestError`

  - `type: Literal["invalid_request_error"]`

    default: invalid_request_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Invalid request

### Not Found Error

- `class NotFoundError`

  - `type: Literal["not_found_error"]`

    default: not_found_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Not found

### Overloaded Error

- `class OverloadedError`

  - `type: Literal["overloaded_error"]`

    default: overloaded_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Overloaded

### Permission Error

- `class PermissionError`

  - `type: Literal["permission_error"]`

    default: permission_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Permission denied

### Rate Limit Error

- `class RateLimitError`

  - `type: Literal["rate_limit_error"]`

    default: rate_limit_error

  - `message: str`

    default: Rate limited