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all_actors_failed

Every primary + fallback actor for the request failed.

HTTP 503upstream_unavailableRetryable0 credits
HTTP 503error.type = upstream_unavailable

How to fix it

Retry with exponential backoff. The call is free.

Example response

503 upstream_unavailable
// HTTP 503
{
  "error": {
    "type": "upstream_unavailable",
    "code": "all_actors_failed",
    "message": "Every primary + fallback actor for the request failed.",
    "param": null,
    "requestId": "req_…",
    "creditsCharged": 0,
    "retryable": true,
    "docUrl": "https://scoutingapi.com/docs/errors/all_actors_failed"
  }
}

This error is free

Like every ScoutingAPI error, all_actors_failed returns creditsCharged: 0. You are never billed for a failed, empty, blocked or not-found call.

See the full error catalog or the response envelope. The canonical URL for this page is https://scoutingapi.com/docs/errors/all_actors_failed.