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url: /errors/instrument_not_eligible_for_product.md
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# `INSTRUMENT_NOT_ELIGIBLE_FOR_PRODUCT`

`INSTRUMENT_NOT_ELIGIBLE_FOR_PRODUCT`

## Description

An allocation leg references an instrument that is not eligible for the
compartment's product.

## HTTP Status

`422 Unprocessable Entity`

## `doc_url` Format

`<docs-base-url>/errors/instrument_not_eligible_for_product`

## Typical Cause

The selected instrument is absent from the product's eligible instrument list.

## Example

```json
{
  "errors": [{
    "code": "INSTRUMENT_NOT_ELIGIBLE_FOR_PRODUCT",
    "message": "Instrument with id: '…' is not eligible for product with id: '…'",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.example.com/errors/instrument_not_eligible_for_product"
  }]
}
```

## How To Fix

Select an instrument offered by the compartment's product.