All exceptions are accessible via valaw.Exceptions.
import valaw
try:
account = await client.GET_getByPuuid("puuid-here")
except valaw.Exceptions.RiotAPIResponseError as e:
print(e.status_code, e.status_message)
RiotAPIResponseError
Raised when the Riot API returns an error response.
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|
status_code | int | HTTP status code returned by the API |
status_message | str | Error message returned by the API |
message | str | Formatted as "{status_code} - {status_message}" |
| Code | Meaning |
|---|
400 | Bad request |
401 | Unauthorized — invalid or missing API token |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Data not found |
429 | Rate limit exceeded |
500 | Internal server error |
503 | Service unavailable |
try:
match = await client.GET_getMatch("match-id", "na")
except valaw.Exceptions.RiotAPIResponseError as e:
if e.status_code == 429:
print("Rate limited, try again later")
elif e.status_code == 404:
print("Match not found")
else:
print(f"Error {e.status_code}: {e.status_message}")
InvalidRegion
Raised when an invalid region is passed to a method.
Valid regions: ap, br, esports, eu, kr, latam, na
InvalidCluster
Raised when an invalid cluster is passed to the client or a method.
Valid clusters: americas, asia, esports, europe
InvalidLocale
Raised when an invalid locale is passed to GET_getContent.
Valid locales: ar-AE, de-DE, en-GB, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, fr-FR, id-ID, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, pl-PL, pt-BR, ru-RU, th-TH, tr-TR, vi-VN, zh-CN, zh-TW
Locale input is case-insensitive — en-US, en-us, and EN-US all work.
InvalidQueue
Raised when an invalid queue is passed to GET_getRecent or GET_getConsoleRecent.
Valid PC queues: competitive, unrated, spikerush, tournamentmode, deathmatch, onefa, ggteam, hurm
Valid console queues: console_unrated, console_swiftplay, console_hurm, console_competitive, console_deathmatch
Raised when an invalid platform type is passed to a console method.
Valid values: playstation, xbox
InvalidRiotAPIKey
Raised when None or an empty string is passed as the API token.
FailedToParseJSON
Raised when the API response cannot be parsed as JSON. This is uncommon and usually indicates an unexpected response from the Riot API. 
