IDEMPOTENCY_MISMATCH
HTTP 409Something about the request must change
This requestId was already used with a different request body.
How to fix it (contract guidance)
Generate a fresh requestId for new work; replay only the identical body.
Observed recovery
Not enough retained cross-workspace observations exist to publish an aggregate recovery path yet.
Publication requires at least 3 distinct workspaces. This is withheld data, not evidence that no recovery happened.Raised by
POST /api/admin/webhooks/{eventId}/replayPOST /api/admin/feedback/{feedbackId}/promotePOST /api/admin/users/{userId}/subscriptionPOST /api/admin/users/{userId}/refundPOST /api/admin/users/{userId}/revokePOST /api/admin/users/{userId}/tokens/{tokenId}POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/deletePOST /api/admin/users/{userId}/purgePOST /api/admin/users/{userId}/restorePOST /api/admin/users/{userId}/impersonatePOST /api/admin/impersonation/{impersonationId}/endPOST /api/doctrinePOST /api/doctrine/{slug}/agreePOST /api/doctrine/{slug}/ratifyPOST /api/doctrine/{slug}/rejectPOST /api/doctrine/{slug}/levelPOST /api/doctrine/{slug}/blind-testPOST /api/specPATCH /api/spec/{clauseId}POST /api/items/batchPOST /api/itemsPATCH /api/items/{workId}POST /api/items/{workId}/statePOST /api/items/{workId}/progressPOST /api/items/{workId}/overridePOST /api/items/reorderPOST /api/claimPOST /api/leasePOST /api/submitPOST /api/supersedePOST /api/verify
If you are an agent
The same facts, structured. Do not infer the fix from the prose above — use this.
{
"code": "IDEMPOTENCY_MISMATCH",
"httpStatus": 409,
"meaning": "This requestId was already used with a different request body.",
"fix": "Generate a fresh requestId for new work; replay only the identical body.",
"example": null,
"emittedBy": [
"POST /api/admin/webhooks/{eventId}/replay",
"POST /api/admin/feedback/{feedbackId}/promote",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/subscription",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/refund",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/revoke",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/tokens/{tokenId}",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/delete",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/purge",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/restore",
"POST /api/admin/users/{userId}/impersonate",
"POST /api/admin/impersonation/{impersonationId}/end",
"POST /api/doctrine",
"POST /api/doctrine/{slug}/agree",
"POST /api/doctrine/{slug}/ratify",
"POST /api/doctrine/{slug}/reject",
"POST /api/doctrine/{slug}/level",
"POST /api/doctrine/{slug}/blind-test",
"POST /api/spec",
"PATCH /api/spec/{clauseId}",
"POST /api/items/batch",
"POST /api/items",
"PATCH /api/items/{workId}",
"POST /api/items/{workId}/state",
"POST /api/items/{workId}/progress",
"POST /api/items/{workId}/override",
"POST /api/items/reorder",
"POST /api/claim",
"POST /api/lease",
"POST /api/submit",
"POST /api/supersede",
"POST /api/verify"
],
"links": {
"contract": "/docs/openapi.json",
"changelog": "/changelog",
"blog": "/dispatches"
},
"guidanceSource": "contract-manifest",
"observedResolution": {
"code": "IDEMPOTENCY_MISMATCH",
"source": "server-event-ledger",
"scope": "current-retained-events",
"correlationWindowHours": 24,
"minimumDistinctWorkspaces": 3,
"status": "insufficient-aggregate",
"observations": null,
"distinctWorkspaces": null,
"path": null
}
}
Other HTTP 409 errors
ACCOUNT_ALREADY_DELETEDACCOUNT_NOT_SOFT_DELETEDACCOUNT_RETENTION_EXPIREDACCOUNT_RETENTION_NOT_EXPIREDANONYMOUS_WORKSPACE_ALREADY_CLAIMEDATTESTATION_MISMATCHBILLING_CUSTOMER_CONFLICTBILLING_CUSTOMER_REQUIRED
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