Title: Handle failed status codes on alerts
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: April 20, 2021
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)
 3. Handle failed status codes on alerts

# Handle failed status codes on alerts

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 20 April 2021

09:15:43 GMT+0000

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Raise an error when sending and alert that returns a failed response.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2070](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2070)