Fault Element structure
Sub Element | Description |
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<faultcode> | A code for identifying the fault |
<faultstring> | A human readable explanation of the fault |
<faultactor> | Information about who caused the fault to happen |
<detail> | Holds application specific error information related to the Body element. |
FaultCodes
Error | Description |
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VersionMismatch | Found an invalid namespace for the SOAP Envelope element |
MustUnderstand | An immediate child element of the Header element, with the mustUnderstand attribute set to "1", was not understood |
Client | The message was incorrectly formed or contained incorrect information |
Server | There was a problem with the server so the message could not proceed |
Example
Here below you can find an example of SOAP Fault for authentication request
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"> <s:Body> <s:Fault> <faultcode>s:Client</faultcode> <faultstring xml:lang="en-US">Login failed</faultstring> <detail> <MailUpFaultDetail xmlns="http://Mailup.WS.Schema/Fault" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <ErrorCode>1000</ErrorCode> <ErrorDesc>Wrong credentials</ErrorDesc> </MailUpFaultDetail> </detail> </s:Fault> </s:Body> </s:Envelope>