---
title: reason
framework: CloudKit JS
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
platforms: [cloudkit js 1.0+]
path: cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/reason
---

# reason

A description of the error that occurred.

## Declaration

```data
readonly attribute String reason;
```

## Discussion

Discussion Possible values are described in Errors.

## See Also

### Handling Errors

- [isError](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/iserror.md)
- [isCKError](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/isckerror.md)
- [ckErrorCode](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/ckerrorcode.md)
- [isServerError](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/isservererror.md)
- [serverErrorCode](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/servererrorcode.md)
- [retryAfter](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/retryafter.md)
- [uuid](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/uuid.md)
- [redirectURL](cloudkitjs/cloudkit.ckerror/redirecturl.md)