Nested error reporting in Rest API - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to add a nested error message inside the main error response.

Rest API

{
  "error": {
    "message": "Invalid request",
    "details": [1]
  }
}

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A["Missing field 'username'"]

Bnull

C{"field": "username"}

D"Missing field 'username'"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a list instead of a string for the nested error message.

Leaving the details field as null.

The details field should be a string describing the nested error message.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to include a nested error object with a code and message.

Rest API

{
  "error": {
    "message": "Validation failed",
    "details": {
      "code": [1],
      "message": "Email is invalid"
    }
  }
}

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A400

Bnull

C"email_error"

D"400"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Putting quotes around the number making it a string.

Using null instead of a code.

The code should be a number without quotes to represent the error code.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the nested error response by completing the missing key.

Rest API

{
  "error": {
    "message": "Request failed",
    "details": {
      [1]: "Missing required parameter 'id'"
    }
  }
}

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A"code"

B"message"

C"error"

D"detail"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'code' instead of 'message' for the error description.

Using 'detail' which is not standard.

The nested error object should have a message key describing the error.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to correctly nest multiple error messages inside the details array.

Rest API

{
  "error": {
    "message": "Multiple errors",
    "details": [
      {"field": [1], "message": "Required"},
      {"field": [2], "message": "Invalid format"}
    ]
  }
}

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A"username"

B"email"

C"password"

D"id"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping the fields in the wrong order.

Using fields not mentioned in the error messages.

The first error is about the 'username' field and the second about the 'email' field.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a nested error response with a code, field, and message.

Rest API

{
  "error": {
    "code": [1],
    "details": {
      "field": [2],
      "message": [3]
    }
  }
}

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A422

B"email"

C"Email is required"

D400

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 422 instead of 400 for the main error code.

Not quoting the field and message strings.

The main error code is 400, the field is 'email', and the message explains the missing email.