---
title: "LanguageModelError.refusal(_:)"
framework: foundationmodels
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: "foundationmodels/languagemodelerror/refusal(_:)"
---

# LanguageModelError.refusal(_:)

The model refused to answer.

## Declaration

```swift
case refusal(LanguageModelError.Refusal)
```

## Mentioned in

Improving the safety of generative model output

## Discussion

Discussion This failure can happen for prompts that do not violate any guardrail policy, but the model isn’t able to provide the kind of response you requested. You can choose to handle this by showing a predetermined message of your choice.

## See Also

### Model refusal error

- [LanguageModelError.Refusal](foundationmodels/languagemodelerror/refusal.md)