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Make: DataError

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DataError

What it means

Make's documentation defines DataError as the error a module outputs when data sent by the module does not pass validation on the third-party side. In other words, Make delivered the request and the app's API rejected the content. Make's own example is posting a tweet longer than 280 characters.

The text after the error type is the app's message, so it usually names the field and the rule that failed. Typical cases are a date in the wrong format, a text value where the app expects a number, an ID that does not exist, or an over-length string.

Default handling matters: if the DataError occurs in the trigger module, Make deactivates the scenario immediately. In later modules, a run without error handling ends with an error and counts toward the scenario's consecutive-errors limit.

What is not wrong: the connection and the app's availability.

What it looks like

DataError
[400] <validation message from the app, naming the rejected field>

Example fix in mapping:  {{formatDate(1.dueDate; "YYYY-MM-DD")}}

Why it happens

  • A mapped value has the wrong format for the target field (date, number, email, enum).
  • A value exceeds a length or size limit set by the app.
  • An ID or reference points to a record that does not exist in the app.
  • Upstream data changed shape, so a mapping now yields a different value.

How to fix it

  1. Open the execution in scenario history and read the message after DataError.
  2. Inspect the module's input bundle and compare the failing value with the app's API documentation.
  3. Fix the mapping with Make functions (formatDate, parseNumber, substring) or add a filter that stops invalid bundles.
  4. If some bundles will always be invalid, add a Resume or Skip (formerly Ignore) error handler, as Make recommends when mapping cannot fix it.
  5. Run the scenario once and confirm the module succeeds.

How to stop it recurring

Normalize data close to the source with Make's built-in functions, validate required fields with filters before strict modules, and test with real edge-case data (empty, long, non-ASCII). Compare BundleValidationError, which Make raises before the request is sent.

Official documentation: help.make.com/fix-errors-and-warnings. See all Make error messages or the Make limits and quotas.

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What does "DataError" mean in Make?

Make's documentation defines DataError as the error a module outputs when data sent by the module does not pass validation on the third-party side. In other words, Make delivered the request and the app's API rejected the content. Make's own example is posting a tweet longer than 280 characters. The text after the error type is the app's message, so it usually names the field and the rule that failed.

How do I fix "DataError"?

1. Open the execution in scenario history and read the message after DataError. 2. Inspect the module's input bundle and compare the failing value with the app's API documentation. 3. Fix the mapping with Make functions (formatDate, parseNumber, substring) or add a filter that stops invalid bundles. 4. If some bundles will always be invalid, add a Resume or Skip (formerly Ignore) error handler, as Make recommends when mapping cannot fix it. 5. Run the scenario once and confirm the module succeeds.

Error handling you can see in the workflow

Autonoly workflows have per-node retries, timeouts, continue-on-fail and error-handler branches, so a failing step can be retried or routed instead of stopping the whole run. Saved workflows have no loop node; lists are worked through by the AI agent or one run per trigger item.

Also see Visual workflow builder.