# bot_check_failed

> The bot check failed. The form's automated-sign-up check did not pass.

**The bot check failed.** The form's automated-sign-up check did not pass. This usually means the page was open for a long time or a browser extension filled in a hidden field.

- **HTTP status:** `422 Unprocessable Content`
- **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

Reload the page and submit again.

1. Reload the page and submit the form again.

## What the response looks like

```json
{
  "type": "https://guv.dev/errors/bot_check_failed",
  "title": "The bot check failed",
  "status": 422,
  "code": "bot_check_failed",
  "detail": "The form's automated-sign-up check did not pass.",
  "fix": "Reload the page and submit again.",
  "docs_url": "https://guv.dev/errors/bot_check_failed",
  "request_id": "req_01jbx2m9k7q4r8t5v6w3y0z1rq"
}
```

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