# A project cannot buy advertising in its own network

> Canonical HTML: https://screenrig.ai/problems/self-deal/

HTTP 409 · `self_deal`

## What it means

The API answers with HTTP 409 Conflict and an `application/problem+json` document when the condition is A project cannot buy advertising in its own network. The document's `type` member is `https://screenrig.ai/problems/self-deal`, the address of this page, and its `code` member is `self_deal`.

## What to do

A project cannot buy ads in its own network. Target another network's inventory.

## Player action

This problem defines no Player action class. It belongs to a project, pairing or account flow that an agent or the dashboard drives.

## Reference

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Code | `self_deal` |
| HTTP status | `409 Conflict` |
| Type | `https://screenrig.ai/problems/self-deal` |
| Player action | `none` |

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