Error reference

identity_mismatch

The resolved listing's canonical identity (booking country/slug, or vrbo numeric id) did not match what was requested — StayingAPI refuses to return a different (wrong) property rather than serve plausible-looking wrong data.

HTTP 404not_foundNot retryable0 credits

HTTP 404error.type = not_found

How to fix it

Pass the exact canonical identifier — the full listing URL, a "{country}/{slug}" booking id, or the numeric vrbo id. Not retryable — the mismatch is deterministic. The call is never billed.

Example response

404 not_found

// HTTP 404
{
  "error": {
    "type": "not_found",
    "code": "identity_mismatch",
    "message": "The resolved listing's canonical identity (booking country/slug, or vrbo numeric id) did not match what was requested — StayingAPI refuses to return a different (wrong) property rather than serve plausible-looking wrong data.",
    "param": null,
    "requestId": "req_…",
    "creditsCharged": 0,
    "retryable": false,
    "docUrl": "https://stayingapi.com/docs/errors/identity_mismatch"
  }
}

This error is free

Like every StayingAPI error, identity_mismatch returns creditsCharged: 0. You are never billed for a failed, empty, blocked or not-found call.

See the full error catalog or the response envelope. The canonical URL for this page is https://stayingapi.com/docs/errors/identity_mismatch.