commit 2e9da8dbd17d82c715b7aa2a621d78db27d9347c
parent 5e026cb9275846657a39338686841877ba7a58ca
Author: Christian Grothoff <grothoff@gnunet.org>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:10:51 +0900
clarify 'exchange-unreachable' meaning
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/core/api-merchant.rst b/core/api-merchant.rst
@@ -2512,7 +2512,9 @@ KYC status checks
// o "merchant-internal-error": merchant had an internal error
// o "exchange-internal-error": exchange had an internal error
// o "exchange-gateway-timeout": network timeout at gateway
- // o "exchange-unreachable": exchange did not respond at all
+ // o "exchange-unreachable": exchange did not respond at all to our KYC status inquiry
+ // this can be briefly the case even if an exchange is online, as any HTTP request
+ // takes time to be processed; as a result, the KYC status for this account is unknown
// - "exchange-status-invalid": exchange violated protocol in reply
//
// "+" are perfectly normal states, "@" are states where the user
