# Resource state conflicts with the request

> Canonical HTML: https://screenrig.ai/problems/resource-conflict/

HTTP 409 · `resource_conflict`

## What it means

The API answers with HTTP 409 Conflict and an `application/problem+json` document when the condition is Resource state conflicts with the request. The document's `type` member is `https://screenrig.ai/problems/resource-conflict`, the address of this page, and its `code` member is `resource_conflict`.

## What to do

The resource is not in a state that allows this request; detail says which state. Read the resource, resolve that state, then retry.

## Player action

The Player action class is `retry_backoff`: Retry the same request on the backoff schedule, never sooner than Retry-After.

## Reference

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Code | `resource_conflict` |
| HTTP status | `409 Conflict` |
| Type | `https://screenrig.ai/problems/resource-conflict` |
| Player action | `retry_backoff` |

- [All problem types](https://screenrig.ai/problems/)
- [API reference](https://screenrig.ai/docs/api/#problems)
- [Problem registry YAML](https://screenrig.ai/docs/api/problems.yaml)