# How to Document Error Messages and Error Codes for Users and AI Agents

DevFeed: [How to Document Error Messages and Error Codes for Users and AI Agents](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-document-error-messages-and-error-codes-for-users-and-ai-agents-40956.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://document360.com/blog/error-message-documentation/>)

Author: Selvaraaju Murugesan

Published: 2026-09-08T12:41:27Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Knowledge Management Tips, Best Practices and More](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/knowledge-management-tips-best-practices-and-more.md>)

Topics: [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [api-documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-documentation.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [error-messages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/error-messages.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to document error messages and error codes for users and AI agents. It recommends actionable messages that identify causes and next steps, distinguishes messages from stable error codes and documentation pages, and gives an API-key permission example.

## Source excerpt

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