Message State and Error Descriptions

Whilst a message is being processed it has a state code and possibly also an error code. The state code indicates what is or has happened to the message.

The error code can show more information once a message has reached a completion state. A message can be successfully delivered (state 2) and still return an error description that is not considered significant to the final delivery result.

Message Delivery State

A message in pending state 0 does not necessarily indicate an undelivered message. It can also indicate that the operator has not yet returned the final status of the message.

State	Description	State	Description
0	Pending: Not yet delivered	5	Undeliverable: Not delivered, see error code
1	Buffered: Queued behind pending messages	6	Accepted: No receipt available, accepted for delivery
2	Delivered: Received by destination device	7	Unknown: Unknown, usually no receipt available
3	Expired: Not delivered, timed out	8	Rejected: Rejected by network
4	Deleted: Not delivered, removed by network

Abbreviations

MT	Mobile Terminating	CUG	Closed User Group
MS	Mobile Subscriber	HLR	Home Location Register
SRI	Send Routing Information	VLR	Visitor Location Register
FSM	Forward Short Message	PDU	Protocol Data Unit
SGSN	Serving GPRS Support Node

Message Error Codes

This list is not exhaustive, and exact error reasons can vary depending on the operator used for delivery. Where errors are marked as internal, this indicates an internal operator error rather than a World Text platform issue.

Error	Description	Notes	Condition
0	No error / Unknown error		Temporary
1	Internal routing error	Report to World Text	Permanent
2	Internal routing error	Report to World Text	Permanent
3	Internal routing error	Report to World Text	Permanent
4	Internal routing error	Report to World Text	Temporary
5	Internal routing error	Report to World Text	Permanent
6	Internal routing error	Report to World Text	Permanent
7	Internal routing error	Report to World Text	Permanent
8	Error, personal service barring, MT Operator Determined Barring Black List		Permanent
9	Unsupported number plan		Permanent
10	Unsupported type of number		Permanent
11	Message not deliverable	Most common cause is an incorrectly formatted destination number	Permanent
12	Dialling zone not found		Permanent
13	Not home zone and IMSI not allowed		Permanent
14	Not home zone and IMSI fetch failed		Temporary
15	Screening block		Permanent
16	Terminating IMSI blocked		Permanent
17	Destination network type unknown		Permanent
18	ESME error		Temporary
19	Originating location mismatch	Permanent	Permanent
21	SMS not supported in the MT network		Permanent
22	SMS not supported in the MT MSC		Permanent
23	MT number is unknown in the MT network's HLR		Permanent
27	MT number is unknown in the MT network's HLR		Permanent
31	MT handset is busy. The signalling control channel is in use.		Temporary
32	GPRS - As above		Temporary
34	System failure in the MT network		Temporary
35	Data missing in either the MT HLR or MSC		Temporary
36	Unexpected data value received in response to a FSM or SRI		Temporary
40	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
41	MT handset protocol error		Permanent
42	MT handset is not equipped to support SMS		Permanent
43	Short message type "0" not supported by the MT handset		Permanent
44	MT network unable to replace the SMS on the MT customer's handset		Permanent
45	Unspecified protocol error on the MT handset		Permanent
46	Message class not supported on the MT handset		Permanent
47	Unspecified DCS (data coding scheme) error on the MT handset		Permanent
48	Transfer layer PDU not supported by MT handset		Permanent
49	SIM card full on MT handset		Temporary
50	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
51	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
52	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
53	Internal error	Report to World Text	Permanent
54	Internal error	Report to World Text	Permanent
55	Internal error	Report to World Text	Permanent
56	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
60	Error, originator blocked		Permanent
61	Error, destination blocked		Permanent
62	Error, keyword blocked		Permanent
63	Error, SC address blocked		Permanent
64	Error, blocked due to exceeded quota		Permanent
65	Error, loop detected		Permanent
66	Error, data coding scheme blocked		Permanent
67	Error, information element identifier blocked		Permanent
70	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
71	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
72	Internal error	Report to World Text	Permanent
73	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
74	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
75	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
76	Internal error	Report to World Text	Temporary
77	IMSI lookup blocked		Permanent
93	Alphanumeric source address with more than 11 characters or message content not GSM compliant		Permanent
100	Unidentified Subscriber		Permanent
101	Facility not supported		Temporary
102	System failure		Temporary
103	Unexpected data value		Permanent
104	Data missing		Permanent
105	Equipment protocol error		Permanent
106	Unknown service centre address		Temporary
107	Service centre congestion		Temporary
108	Invalid short message entity address		Permanent
109	Subscriber not service centre subscriber		Temporary
110	Reject	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Permanent
111	Local Cancel	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Temporary
112	Abort	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Temporary
113	Exception (internal)	Report to World Text	Permanent
114	Unknown error		Temporary
150	Unknown subscriber	There is no directory number for the mobile subscriber	Permanent
151	Call barred	Message is rejected due to barring of the MS	Permanent
152	Teleservice not provisioned	The recipient MS has no SMS subscription	Permanent
153	Absent subscriber		Temporary
154	Facility not supported	No provision of SMS in the VPLMN	Permanent
155	System failure	Network or protocol failure	Temporary
156	Unexpected data value		Permanent
157	Data missing		Permanent
158	Memory capacity exceeded	The MS does not have enough memory	Temporary
159	Mobile subscriber not reachable		Temporary
160	Reject	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Permanent
161	Local Cancel	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Temporary
162	Abort	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Temporary
163	Exception (internal)	Report to World Text (local error)	Permanent
164	Unknown error		Temporary
171	General source address rotation failure	Report to World Text	Temporary
172	No source addresses in rotation pool, rotation failed	Report to World Text	Temporary
173	Daily quotas exceeded for all available source addresses		Temporary
174	Monthly quotas exceeded for all available source addresses		Temporary
175	Invalid source address for source address quota account		Permanent
200	Unidentified subscriber		Temporary
201	Absent subscriber, IMSI detached	Subscriber has been absent for a period of time	Temporary
202	Absent subscriber, no page response	There was no paging response	Temporary
203	Subscriber busy for MT SMS	Congestion encountered at the visited MSC	Temporary
204	Facility not supported	No provision of SMS in the destination SIM	Permanent
205	Illegal subscriber	Failed authentication	Permanent
206	Illegal equipment	The MS was black-listed	Permanent
207	System failure	Network or protocol failure	Temporary
208	Unexpected data value		Permanent
209	Data missing		Permanent
210	Memory capacity exceeded	The MS does not have enough memory	Temporary
211	Equipment protocol error		Temporary
212	Equipment not short message equipped		Temporary
213	Reject	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Permanent
214	Local Cancel	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Temporary
215	Abort	Indicates temporary problem or lost reach	Temporary
216	Exception (internal)	Report to World Text	Permanent
217	Unknown error		Temporary
250	Error, personal service barring, MO Personal Determined Barring White List		Permanent
251	Error, personal service barring, MO Personal Determined Barring Black List		Permanent
252	Error, personal service barring, MO Operator Determined Barring White List		Permanent
253	Error, personal service barring, MO Operator Determined Barring Black List		Permanent
254	Error, personal service barring, MT Personal Determined Barring White List		Permanent
255	Error, personal service barring, MT Personal Determined Barring Black List		Permanent
256	Error, personal service barring, MT Operator Determined Barring White List		Permanent
257	Error, personal service barring, MT Operator Determined Barring Black List		Permanent
300	Invalid destination address		Permanent
301	Invalid destination numbering plan		Permanent
302	Invalid destination type of number		Permanent
303	Invalid destination flag		Permanent
304	Invalid number of destinations		Permanent
310	Invalid source address		Permanent
311	Invalid source numbering plan		Permanent
312	Invalid source type of number		Permanent
320	ESME Receiver permanent error		Permanent
321	ESME Receiver reject error		Permanent
322	ESME Receiver temporary error		Permanent
330	Invalid command length		Permanent
331	Invalid service type		Permanent
332	Invalid operation		Permanent
333	Operation not allowed		Permanent
334	Invalid parameter		Permanent
335	Parameter not allowed		Permanent
336	Invalid parameter length		Permanent
337	Invalid optional parameter		Permanent
338	Optional parameter missing		Permanent
339	Invalid validity parameter		Permanent
340	Invalid scheduled delivery parameter		Permanent
341	Invalid distribution list		Permanent
342	Invalid message class		Permanent
343	Invalid message length		Permanent
344	Invalid message reference		Permanent
345	Invalid number of messages		Permanent
346	Invalid predefined message		Permanent
347	Invalid priority		Permanent
348	Invalid replace flag		Permanent
349	Request failed		Permanent
350	Invalid delivery report request		Temporary
360	Message queue full		Temporary
361	External error	Report to World Text	Temporary
362	External error	Report to World Text	Temporary
370	Cannot find information		Temporary
1029	No valid operator for given prefix / IMSI		Permanent
1030	No valid operator for given prefix / IMSI		Permanent