# Cloudflare AI Gateway standardizes credential rejection responses to HTTP 401 with error code 2009

Cloudflare AI Gateway now standardizes credential rejection responses across all providers, returning an HTTP 401 status code with error code 2009 for consistent error handling.

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Source: Cloudflare Changelog · Published 10/7/2026, 10:02:34

Cloudflare AI Gateway now standardizes credential rejection responses across all providers. According to the [Cloudflare changelog](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-05-provider-credential-errors/), all providers return an HTTP 401 status code with error code 2009 to provide consistent error handling.

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