PAN-OS XML API Error Codes

The API response XML contains a status field and an error field.These are the available API error codes and names:

Error Code	Name	Description
400	Bad request	A required parameter is missing, an illegal parameter value is used.
403	Forbidden	Authentication or authorization errors including invalid key or insufficient admin access rights. Learn how to Get Your API Key.
1	Unknown command	The specific config or operational command is not recognized.
2-5	Internal errors	Check with technical support when seeing these errors.
6	Bad Xpath	The xpath specified in one or more attributes of the command is invalid. Check the API browser for proper xpath values.
7	Object not present	Object specified by the xpath is not present. For example, entry[@name='value'] where no object with name 'value' is present.
8	Object not unique	For commands that operate on a single object, the specified object is not unique.
10	Reference count not zero	Object cannot be deleted as there are other objects that refer to it. For example, address object still in use in policy.
11	Internal error	Check with technical support when seeing these errors.
12	Invalid object	Xpath or element values provided are not complete.
14	Operation not possible	Operation is allowed but not possible in this case. For example, moving a rule up one position when it is already at the top.
15	Operation denied	Operation is allowed. For example, Admin not allowed to delete own account, Running a command that is not allowed on a passive device.
16	Unauthorized	The API role does not have access rights to run this query.
17	Invalid command	Invalid command or parameters.
18	Malformed command	The XML is malformed.
19-20	Success	Command completed successfully.
21	Internal error	Check with technical support when seeing these errors.
22	Session timed out	The session for this query timed out.