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Refused 400 schema

The wrong JSON type, in the telling-event payload schema.

OutcomeRefused, 400
Sourceschema: The SOM 1.0 JSON Schema says no. The message is not valid SOM 1.0.
Checked atSOM envelope, version and payload (see the order of checks)
Applies tomessages whose payload is checked against the telling-event schema

What it means ​

The message breaks the telling-event payload schema. The wrong JSON type. Typical cause: null where a string is required, a number sent as a string.

How to fix it ​

Send the type the schema asks for. path in the violation points at the field.


Branch on the rule id, never on the violation's message text. All rules: rule catalogue.

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