Intelligence API error reference · Updated August 2026
parameter_invalid.
Every Orbyt Intelligence error envelope carries a permanent doc_url that resolves here. This page is generated from the same error registry the API serves from, so it can never drift from runtime behavior.
What it means.
A parameter was provided but its value is not valid (wrong type, out-of-range, malformed slug, etc.). Inspect error.param and error.message for guidance.
Retry strategy.
The envelope returns retry_strategy: "retry_with_clarification" by default for this code.
The request needs a correction before it can succeed. Inspect error.message (and error.param when present), adjust the request, then retry.
Example error envelope.
Locked RFC-001 shape. The HTTP status is 400, the x-request-id header mirrors error.request_id, and the doc_url points back to this page.
{
"error": {
"type": "invalid_request_error",
"code": "parameter_invalid",
"message": "A parameter was provided but its value is not valid (wrong type, out-of-range, malformed slug, etc.).",
"doc_url": "https://www.orbytlabs.ai/intelligence/api/errors/parameter_invalid",
"request_id": "req_0123456789abcdef",
"retry_strategy": "retry_with_clarification",
"retry_hint": {
"clarification_needed": "See error.message for the parameter to correct"
}
}
}How to fix it.
- Inspect error.param to find which parameter the API rejected.
- Read error.message and error.retry_hint.clarification_needed for the exact correction.
- Re-issue the request with the corrected value. The fix is always client-side for this strategy.
Related codes.
Other codes in the invalid_request_error family.