Name taken in drop box

HTTP 409 · drop-exists — ← all Webpath errors

A drop box is create-only and that name already exists.

How to recover. Use a new filename; drops cannot overwrite.

Example response

{
  "type": "https://muse.as/a/webpath/errors/drop-exists",
  "title": "Name taken in drop box",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "Use a new filename; drops cannot overwrite."
}

This page documents the drop-exists error type returned in Webpath RFC 7807 application/problem+json responses. The machine-readable detail field carries a recovery hint you can show a user verbatim — see the Spec §12 and API Reference.