---
title: "Meter refused — Anis Developers"
description: "The meter was refused during the initial check. No money moved for this refused attempt."
url: https://developers.anis.ly/errors/meter-rejected/
language: en
---

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[Error codes](https://developers.anis.ly/errors.md) · The request itself

# Meter refused

- **Code:** `meter_rejected`
- **Status:** 422
- **If this was an order:** Never returned when buying
- **Send it again unchanged?** No — change something first
- **.NET SDK:** `AnisApiException with Code PartnerErrorCode.MeterRejected`

## What it means

The meter was refused during the initial check. No money moved for this refused attempt.

## What to do

- Check the meter number with the customer. After a definitive refusal, start a corrected charge with a new operation id.

## Where you can meet it

- POST [Charge a meter](https://developers.anis.ly/reference/create-meter-charge.md) `/v1/wallets/{walletId}/meter-charges`
- GET [Read a meter charge](https://developers.anis.ly/reference/read-meter-charge.md) `/v1/meter-charges/{operationId}`

## Example

The body of the refusal. Its `type` is the address of this page.

```
{
  "type": "https://developers.anis.ly/errors/meter-rejected",
  "title": "Meter refused",
  "status": 422,
  "code": "meter_rejected",
  "requestId": "01J9R2K8T4V6XQ0M3B7C5D9E1F"
}
```