user_already_exists

HTTP status: 409 · Code: user_already_exists

A user with this email already exists in the project.

Why it happens

A user with this email already exists in the project, so sign up can’t create another.

How to fix

Offer to sign in instead, or a password reset if they forgot their password.

Catch it in your code

Every SDK throws one error type for a failed call. Match on its code, which is always user_already_exists for this error, never on the message.

JavaScript and Next.js

import { ErrorCode, OrvanoError } from '@orvano/js'

try {
  // your Orvano call
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof OrvanoError && error.code === ErrorCode.userAlreadyExists) {
    // handle user_already_exists
  } else {
    throw error
  }
}

Dart and Flutter

import 'package:orvano_flutter/orvano_flutter.dart'; // or orvano_dart on a server

try {
  // your Orvano call
} on OrvanoException catch (error) {
  if (error.code != ErrorCode.userAlreadyExists) rethrow;
  // handle user_already_exists
}

.NET

using Orvano;

try
{
    // your Orvano call
}
catch (OrvanoException error) when (error.Code == ErrorCode.UserAlreadyExists)
{
    // handle user_already_exists
}

The error also carries the HTTP status (409), a message, and a request ID. Quote the request ID when you report a problem: the server logs it with the failure. See Errors for how errors work in every SDK, or every error code.