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General·HTTP 405·API

Method not allowed

method_not_allowed

The address exists, but it does not accept the HTTP method the request used.

What this means​

For example a DELETE was sent to an address that only accepts GET, or a POST to one that only accepts PATCH.

How to fix it​

Check the API reference for the methods this address accepts and send the request with one of them.

Retry behavior​

Sending the same request again gets the same answer.

How it appears in the response​

ComputeSphere returns errors as RFC 7807 Problem Details. The type field is the docs URL for this page — switch on code in your client.

{
  "type":    "https://docs.computesphere.com/errors/method_not_allowed",
  "title":   "Method not allowed",
  "status":  405,
  "code":    "method_not_allowed",
  "detail":  "The address exists, but it does not accept the HTTP method the request used.",
  "instance": "/v2/…",
  "request_id": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
  "trace_id":   null
}

The Content-Type header is application/problem+json. On field-level validation errors a non-empty errors[] array also appears, each entry carrying its own docs_url for the offending field.