VAST Errors

The following list explains all the errors that a VAST Inline or a VAST Wrapper might return to the HTML5 Video Player:

Code	Description
100	XML parsing error.
101	VAST schema validation error.
102	VAST version of response not supported.
200	Trafficking error. Media player received an Ad type that it was not expecting and/or cannot play.
201	Media player expecting different linearity.
202	Media player expecting different duration.
203	Media player expecting different size.
204	Ad category was required but not provided.
205	Inline Category violates Wrapper BlockedAdCategories (refer 3.19.2).
206	Ad Break shortened. Ad was not served.
300	General Wrapper error.
301	Timeout of VAST URI provided in Wrapper element, or of VAST URI provided in a subsequent Wrapper element. (URI was either unavailable or reached a timeout as defined by the media player.)
302	Wrapper limit reached, as defined by the media player. Too many Wrapper responses have been received with no InLine response.
303	No VAST response after one or more Wrappers.
304	InLine response returned ad unit that failed to result in ad display within defined time limit.
400	General Linear error. Media player is unable to display the Linear Ad.
401	File not found. Unable to find Linear/MediaFile from URI.
402	Timeout of MediaFile URI.
403	Couldn’t find MediaFile that is supported by this media player, based on the attributes of the MediaFile element.
405	Problem displaying MediaFile. Media player found a MediaFile with supported type but couldn’t display it. MediaFile may include: unsupported codecs, different MIME type than MediaFile@type, unsupported delivery method, etc.
406	Mezzanine was required but not provided. Ad not served.
407	Mezzanine is in the process of being downloaded for the first time. Download may take several hours. Ad will not be served until mezzanine is downloaded and transcoded.
408	Conditional ad rejected. (deprecated along with conditionalAd)
409	Interactive unit in the InteractiveCreativeFile node was not executed.
410	Verification unit in the Verification node was not executed.
411	Mezzanine was provided as required, but file did not meet required specification. Ad not served.
500	General NonLinearAds error.
501	Unable to display NonLinearAd because creative dimensions do not align with creative display area (i.e. creative dimension too large).
502	Unable to fetch NonLinearAds/NonLinear resource.
503	Couldn’t find NonLinear resource with supported type.
600	General CompanionAds error.
601	Unable to display Companion because creative dimensions do not fit within Companion display area (i.e., no available space).
602	Unable to display required Companion.
603	Unable to fetch CompanionAds/Companion resource.
604	Couldn’t find Companion resource with supported type.
900	Undefined Error.
901	General VPAID error.
902	General InteractiveCreativeFile error. code