Triggered Email Error Codes

If a request to send a triggered email via Email Studio fails, it returns one of these error codes.

Error CodeError TypeError Message
17000SystemTriggered Send Definition Cannot Be Activated
17001SystemTriggered Send Definition Cannot Be Canceled
17002SystemTriggered Send Definition Cannot Be Deactivated
17003SystemTriggered Send Definition Cannot Be Updated
17004SystemTriggered Send Definition Cannot Be Deleted
17005SystemTriggered Send Definition Content Cannot Be Refreshed
17010ValidationTriggered Send Definition Object ID or Customer Key Not Found
17011ValidationTriggered Send Type Not Found
17012ValidationTriggered Send Definition Object ID Found
17013ValidationTriggered Send Definition Email ID or Partner Key Not Found
17014ValidationTriggered Send Definition Send Classification Not Found
17015ValidationTriggered Send Definition Not Found
17016ValidationTriggered Send Definition Email Not Found
17017ValidationTriggered Send Definition List Not Found
17018ValidationTriggered Send Definition Header Content Not Found
17019ValidationTriggered Send Definition Footer Content Not Found
17020ValidationTriggered Send Definition From Name Not Found
17021ValidationTriggered Send Definition From Address Not Found
17022ValidationTriggered Send Definition List Required
17023ValidationTriggered Send Definition Auto Add or Auto Update Not Found
17024ValidationTriggered Send Definition Delivery Profile Header Content Not Found
17025ValidationTriggered Send Definition Delivery Profile Footer Content Not Found
17100ValidationTriggered Send Definition Customer Key Invalid
17101ValidationTriggered Send Definition Name Invalid
17102ValidationTriggered Send Definition Email Subject Invalid
17103ValidationTriggered Send Definition Email Partner Key Invalid
17104ValidationTriggered Send Definition List Partner Key Invalid
17105ValidationTriggered Send Definition From Name Invalid
17106ValidationTriggered Send Definition From Address Invalid
17107ValidationTriggered Send Definition Keyword Invalid
17108ValidationTriggered Send Definition BCC Email Invalid
17110ValidationTriggered Send Definition Dynamic Email Subject Invalid
17111ValidationTriggered Send Definition Email Invalid
17112ValidationInvalid Personalization String
17113ValidationTriggered Send Definition Send Window Open Invalid
17114ValidationTriggered Send Definition Send Window Close Invalid
17200ValidationSend Speed Governor Not Enabled
17201ValidationBCC Email Not Enabled
17203ValidationMultipart MIME Not Enabled
17204ValidationDynamic Content Not Enabled
17205ValidationAll Subscribers Access Not Enabled

Error responses include these error IDs and codes. An error message isn’t included with every error response.

Error CodeError TypeError MessagesResolution
18000ValidationTriggered Send Object not foundVerify that the API call includes a TriggeredSend object.
18001ValidationThe Triggered Send Definition is not completely configured or in a new status. Please check Triggered Send Definition configuration.Complete the configuration of the Triggered Send Definition or start the Triggered SendDefinition.
18002Validation
  • Triggered Send Definition ID/Customer Key is invalid
  • Triggered Send Definition ID/Customer Key don’t match
  • Triggered Send must be in an Active or Inactive status
  • No Triggered Send Definition ID or External key supplied
  • Triggered Send Definition ID is invalid
  • The Triggered Send Object must contain the Triggered Send ID or the Customer Key
  • The TriggeredSendDefinitionID provided is not valid for this account. Please check Triggered Send Definition configuration
  • Invalid Customer Key
  • The Triggered Send Definition is not completely configured or in a new status. Please check Triggered Send Definition configuration.
  • Verify that the Triggered Send Definition is started.
  • Make sure that the Triggered Send Definition object contains a populated CustomerKey or ObjectID property.
  • Ensure the Triggered Send Definition object CustomerKey or ObjectID property is valid.
  • If the message states "Exception occurred during [CreateTriggeredSend]", contact Salesforce Customer Support.
18003SystemException occurred during [CreateTriggeredSend]Contact Salesforce Customer Support.
18004SystemException occurred during [CreateTriggeredSend]Contact Salesforce Customer Support.
18005SystemException occurred during [CreateTriggeredSend]Contact Salesforce Customer Support.
18006Validation
  • Unhandled exceptions related to TriggeredSend subscriber processing
  • Subscriber was excluded by domain exclusion list.
  • Subscriber Owner FromEmail property value is set to an invalid email address
  • If using the FromEmail property on the Subscriber’s Owner object, ensure the value is a valid email address.
  • If this code is on the Subscriber in the SubscriberFailures array on the TriggeredSendCreateResult object, log the subscriber and mark them undeliverable.
  • Contact Salesforce Customer Support.
18007ValidationThe Triggered Send Object must have subscribers associated with itAdd one or many Subscribers to the TriggeredSend object.
18008Validation
  • Unable to queue Triggered Send request. There are no valid subscribers.
  • Triggered Send request was not queued. There are no valid subscribers.
  • If using SOAP API, verify the contents of the SubscriberFailures array on the TriggeredSendCreateResult object.
  • Make sure that all required subscriber attributes are included in the request.