If a query encounters an error, the query results return an error name and description instead of query results.
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The following errors can occur in your Metadata API query.
| Error | Error Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ACCESS_DENIED | Error | You are not authorized to use the Metadata API. |
| BACKFILL_RUNNING | Warning | Still creating the Metadata API Store. Results from the query may be incomplete at this time. |
| FEATURE_DISABLED | Error | Can’t run the query because the Metadata API has not been enabled yet. Run the ‘tsm maintenance metadata-services enable’ command to enable the Metadata API or contact your Tableau administrator. |
| INVALID_ARGUMENT | Error | The query contains an undefined fragment ‘n’. Make sure to define the fragment. |
| Error | Can’t use nested fragments for shortcut query ‘n’. | |
| Error | Can’t use “after” and “offset” pagination at the same time. Remove one of the arguments from the query. | |
| Error | The query contains an invalid cursor. Make sure to use cursors of the same type. | |
| Error | The query contains an invalid cursor. Make sure to use cursors that belong to the same site. | |
| NODE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED | Warning | Showing partial results. The request exceeded the ‘n’ node limit. Use pagination, additional filtering, or both in the query to adjust results. |
| PERMISSIONS_MODE_SWITCHED | Error | One or more of attributes used in your filter contain sensitive data. Your results hav been automatically filtered to contain only the results you have permissions to see. |
| SITE_DISABLED | Error | The Metadata API is not enabled for this site: ‘n’. |
| TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED | Warning | Can’t show all data because the timeout limit ‘n’ has been exceeded. Use pagination, additional filtering, or both in the query, and try again. |
| USER_VISIBILITY_IS_LIMITED | Warning | The attributes used in your sort contain sensitive data so results exclude the sort. |