Exit codes

Code	Meaning	What to do
0	OK	-
64	Usage: a bad flag, value or body	fix the command; --help shows the flags
65	Data: Exact refused the content (400, 422), or a lookup found none or several	read the message
69	Unavailable: a 5xx, a network failure, missing jq	retry a read; check a write before you send it again
70	Internal error	report it
75	Rate limit, or a timeout of a wait	wait for the reset
77	Authentication, or a closed write gate	run exactcli auth login, or add --allow-writes (and --yes)
78	Configuration: keychain, host, missing division	run exactcli doctor

In JSON mode errors go to stderr as { "error", "message", "exitCode" }.

Rate limits

Exact allows 60 calls per minute and 5000 per day per administration. exactcli waits for the minute window, calls the API one call at a time, and never retries a client error. It repeats a GET or a PUT after a network failure or a 5xx, never a POST or a DELETE. exactcli quota shows the budget.