# already_exists

> Something with this name already exists. Something with that name already exists here.

**Something with this name already exists.** Something with that name already exists here. Names are unique within their parent.

- **HTTP status:** `409 Conflict`
- **CLI exit code:** `2` (the request or file is not valid)
- **Retry:** not as it is; the same request will fail the same way until the cause is fixed

## How to fix it

Choose a different name, or update the existing {resource_type}.

Words in `{braces}` are filled in from the error response, which names the exact resource.

## What the response looks like

```json
{
  "type": "https://guv.dev/errors/already_exists",
  "title": "Something with this name already exists",
  "status": 409,
  "code": "already_exists",
  "detail": "Something with that name already exists here.",
  "fix": "Choose a different name, or update the existing {resource_type}.",
  "docs_url": "https://guv.dev/errors/already_exists",
  "request_id": "req_01jbx2m9k7q4r8t5v6w3y0z1rq"
}
```

The `code` field is stable: match on it, not on `title` or `detail`, which may be reworded.