# StatusCause

> StatusCause provides more information about an api.Status failure, including cases when multiple errors are encountered.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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`apiVersion: meta/v1`

`import "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"`


## StatusCause {#StatusCause}

StatusCause provides more information about an api.Status failure, including cases when multiple errors are encountered.

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<table>
  <thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td><code>field</code><br/><em>string</em></td>
      <td>The field of the resource that has caused this error, as named by its JSON serialization. May include dot and postfix notation for nested attributes. Arrays are zero-indexed.  Fields may appear more than once in an array of causes due to fields having multiple errors. Optional.  Examples:   "name" - the field "name" on the current resource   "items[0].name" - the field "name" on the first array entry in "items"</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><code>message</code><br/><em>string</em></td>
      <td>A human-readable description of the cause of the error.  This field may be presented as-is to a reader.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><code>reason</code><br/><em>string</em></td>
      <td>A machine-readable description of the cause of the error. If this value is empty there is no information available.</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>