# resource_not_ready — Shorty API error

> Resource not ready (HTTP 409): when the Shorty API returns the resource_not_ready error, why, and how to fix it.

| Code | HTTP status | Type URI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `resource_not_ready` | 409 | `https://aishorty.com/docs/api/errors/resource_not_ready` |

## When it happens

The resource exists but is not yet in a usable state — e.g. downloading a subtitle artifact before its job has finished.

## Example response

```json
{
  "type": "https://aishorty.com/docs/api/errors/resource_not_ready",
  "title": "Resource not ready",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "The subtitle artifact is not ready — the job is still running.",
  "instance": "urn:request:req_01J9Z8ABCDEFGH0123456789",
  "code": "resource_not_ready",
  "request_id": "req_01J9Z8ABCDEFGH0123456789"
}
```

## How to fix it

Poll `GET /v1/jobs/{id}` (or use the SDK `jobs.waitFor`) until the job reaches a terminal state, then retry.

## Related errors

- [resource_not_found](/docs/api/errors/resource_not_found) — Resource not found (HTTP 404)