API error · HTTP 409

`assessment_cooldown`

Assessment cooldown after a failed assessment

HTTP status	409 Conflict
`code`	`assessment_cooldown`
`title`	Assessment cooldown after a failed assessment
Retry?	After `Retry-After` (≤ 5 min)

What it means

The previous assessment of this case failed less than 5 minutes ago. The response carries Retry-After and retry_after (seconds); the failed assessment's cooldown_until says when the cooldown ends (§6, Step 6).

What to do

Wait Retry-After seconds, then offer the user a retry. Never retry in an automatic loop (§12.4).

Example response

Branch on code, never on title or detail. detail varies; quote request_id to support.

HTTP

HTTP/1.1 409 Conflict
Content-Type: application/problem+json

{
  "type": "https://www.underwritinguk.ai/developers/errors/assessment_cooldown",
  "title": "Assessment cooldown after a failed assessment",
  "status": 409,
  "code": "assessment_cooldown",
  "detail": "Assessment cooldown after a failed assessment.",
  "request_id": "7b0b1e5c-2f7e-4a52-9a43-5b0d0f0e9d11"
}

All error codes · Error catalogue in the integration guide (§15) · Error handling and retries (§12.4)