SERIES_TYPE_CHANGE_LEAVES_TYPE_UNCOVERED
Cannot change the type of this series: it is the default for ‹value›, and that type still has other active series that would be left without a default. Set another ‹value› series as default first
Category: Account settings
Example response
When this error occurs, the API returns a JSON response with the following shape:
{
"type": "https://docs.beel.es/errors/SERIES_TYPE_CHANGE_LEAVES_TYPE_UNCOVERED",
"title": "SERIES_TYPE_CHANGE_LEAVES_TYPE_UNCOVERED",
"detail": "Cannot change the type of this series: it is the default for ‹value›, and that type still has other active series that would be left without a default. Set another ‹value› series as default first",
"instance": "/v1/<resource>",
"errors": [],
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "SERIES_TYPE_CHANGE_LEAVES_TYPE_UNCOVERED",
"message": "Cannot change the type of this series: it is the default for ‹value›, and that type still has other active series that would be left without a default. Set another ‹value› series as default first",
"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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Placeholders like
‹value›are filled in at runtime with the actual values of your request.
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DEFAULT_CANNOT_DEACTIVATE
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DEFAULT_CANNOT_DELETE
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