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Support Codes

If you saw a code like OLB-201 in a message, this is what it meant and what to try next. Quote the code when you contact us and we can find the moment in a single look.

Signing in and permissions

About who is signed in and what they're allowed to do.

OLB-101
Not signed in

You need to be signed in to do that.

What to try: Sign in and try again.

OLB-102
Not yours to change

This book or character belongs to someone else, so you can't edit, delete, or share it.

What to try: If you think this is wrong, contact us at hello@ourlittlebook.com with this code.

OLB-103
Admin only

This action is only available to the Our Little Book team.

What to try: If you reached this by accident, head back to your library.

Books

About the book you're working on: whether it's ready, finalized, or still being set up.

OLB-201
Book not found

We couldn't find this book. It may have been deleted, or you might be signed into a different account from the one that made it.

What to try: Go back to your library and try again. Contact us with this code if it keeps happening.

OLB-202
Book is finalized

This book has been finalized, so its pages, characters, and plan are now read-only.

What to try: If you need to make a change, contact us and we can reopen it for you.

OLB-203
Book isn't ready yet

This book is still being generated or hasn't finished planning.

What to try: Wait for generation to finish (you'll get an email), then try again.

OLB-204
Already being generated

This book is already on the queue or being painted by the worker right now.

What to try: Wait for it to finish. Don't queue it twice.

OLB-205
Book isn't set up yet

Something the book needs before this step is missing: a plan, an approved cast, or at least one story idea.

What to try: Go back to the previous step and finish it, then try again.

OLB-206
Download not ready

You can't download this book until it's been finalized, which locks it in and triggers the print files.

What to try: Finalize the book from its page, then try the download again.

OLB-207
Print file still rendering

Your book is finalized, but the print-ready PDF or cover wrap is still being put together in the background.

What to try: Wait a moment (usually under a minute) and try the download again.

Illustrations

About redrawing a page or a cover, and the character art each picture is built from.

OLB-301
Page or section not found

We couldn't find this page or section. It may have been deleted while your tab was open.

What to try: Refresh the page and try again.

OLB-302
Page can't be redrawn yet

This page has no story text or character cast on it yet, so there's nothing to draw from.

What to try: Make sure the page has text and at least one character.

OLB-303
Character art is missing

We couldn't load the character reference sheet for one of the people or pets on this page or book.

What to try: Go back to your characters, make sure each one has approved art, then try again.

OLB-304
Nothing to redraw here

Only a story section has a cover that can be redrawn. Front matter, the dedication, and letters don't have one.

What to try: Pick a story section instead.

Characters and the library

About the people and pets in your library and how they're shared.

OLB-401
Character not found

We couldn't find this character. They may have been deleted, or you might be signed into a different account.

What to try: Refresh your library and try again.

OLB-402
Character not shared with you

This character belongs to someone else and hasn't been shared with your account.

What to try: Ask the owner to share it with you, then refresh your library.

OLB-403
Description or name required

A character needs a description (or trait picks) and a name before we can save them.

What to try: Fill in the missing field and try again.

OLB-404
Already shared

This character is already shared with that email address, or with you.

What to try: No action needed; the share is already in place.

OLB-405
Email address looks off

The email address you typed doesn't look like a complete email.

What to try: Check the spelling, make sure it includes the @ and a domain, and try again.

Our drawing engines

When our writing or illustration engines (Quill and Ink) can't finish their job. Usually a transient hiccup with the AI provider.

OLB-501
Illustration didn't come back

The image engine couldn't paint this illustration this time. It can be a transient hiccup with our AI provider.

What to try: Try the redraw again. If it keeps failing on the same page, contact us with this code and the page.

OLB-502
Book file didn't render

We couldn't put your book together into a downloadable file this time.

What to try: Try the download again. If it keeps failing, contact us with this code and the book's name.

OLB-503
AI service didn't respond

Our AI provider didn't answer in time, so we couldn't finish this step.

What to try: Wait a moment and try again.

Forms and devices

Missing form fields, device registration for notifications.

OLB-601
Something required is missing

A required field on the request was missing or empty, so we can't process it.

What to try: Check the form, fill in what's missing, and try again.

OLB-602
Could not register the device

We couldn't register your device for notifications this time. Everything else still works.

What to try: You can keep using Our Little Book. The app will try again the next time you open it.

Something unexpected

Catch-all for failures we didn't plan for. We log every one and look at them.

OLB-901
Something unexpected went wrong

Something we didn't plan for failed on our side. We log every one of these so we can fix the cause.

What to try: Try again in a moment. If it keeps happening, contact us at hello@ourlittlebook.com with this code.

Still stuck, or hit a code you don't see here? Email us at hello@ourlittlebook.com and include the code. We read every one.