INACTIVE_CANNOT_BE_DEFAULT
Cannot set an inactive series as default
Category: Account settings
| HTTP status | 400 Bad Request |
Example response
When this error occurs, the API answers 400 Bad Request with a JSON body of this shape:
{
"type": "https://docs.beel.es/errors/INACTIVE_CANNOT_BE_DEFAULT",
"title": "INACTIVE_CANNOT_BE_DEFAULT",
"detail": "Cannot set an inactive series as default",
"instance": "/v1/<resource>",
"errors": [],
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INACTIVE_CANNOT_BE_DEFAULT",
"message": "Cannot set an inactive series as default",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"timestamp": "2026-05-21T10:00:00Z",
"request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
}
}The type URI is stable and always resolves to this page.
Message
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