Confusing error messages

dsweeney2
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While trying to get this to work in Postman before the meeting earlier I was sent on some tangents by the error messages provided in some circumstances.

For example, when I was trying to get a list of tables (I now know the endpoint isn't ready) I assumed it would be a GET request. However, the error that was returned said that my JWT token was malformed. I realise it's a knucklehead mistake on my part, but it was frustrating for a while.

Another example was when I entered the wrong endpoint. In the documentation for the authorization if you hit the dropdown on the example on the right the url provided is:

https://data-access-platform.example.com/api

This returns a 403, with a "Missing Authentication Token" message. This should be a 404.

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