NowServiceError class - Android
The NowServiceError sealed class that returns NowSDK errors.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cause | Throwable | Cause of the error. |
| message | String | Message that contains the error details to display to the user. |
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Type |
Description |
|---|---|
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SDKNotConfigured |
The NowSDK was not configured. |
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ServiceConfigurationInvalid |
The NowSDK was configured with invalid setting, such as a malformed instance URL. |
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ServiceDisabled |
The associated service is turned off.If returned by NowVoiceSDK - makeVoiceService(instanceURL: URL), voice is turned off on the instance. To use NowVoice, |
|
ServiceSettingsInvalid |
Unable to process the service settings.If returned by NowVoiceSDK - makeVoiceService(instanceURL: URL), the |
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ServiceSettingsNotFound |
The instance doesn't have |
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ServiceSettingsRetrievalFailed |
A network or authentication error occurred. Unable to retrieve the NowSDK service settings from the ServiceNow instance. |
--- title: NowServiceError class - Android description: The NowServiceError sealed class that returns NowSDK errors. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/api-reference/cllent-mobile-api-reference/NowServiceErrorAndroidAPI.html release: australia product: Cllent Mobile API Reference classification: cllent-mobile-api-reference topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Mobile SDK - Android, Mobile SDK API reference, API reference, API implementation and reference] --- # NowServiceError class- Android The NowServiceError sealed class that returns NowSDK errors. |Name|Type|Description| |----|----|-----------| |cause|[Throwable](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-throwable/)|Cause of the error.| |message|String|Message that contains the error details to display to the user.| <table id="table_hr4_4tb_qgc"><thead><tr><th> Type </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> SDKNotConfigured </td><td> The NowSDK was not configured. [`NowSDK.configure()`](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/cllent-mobile-api-reference/NowSDKAndroidAPI.md) was not called before creating the service. </td></tr><tr><td> ServiceConfigurationInvalid </td><td> The NowSDK was configured with invalid setting, such as a malformed instance URL. </td></tr><tr><td> ServiceDisabled </td><td> The associated service is turned off.If returned by [NowVoiceSDK - makeVoiceService\(instanceURL: URL\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/cllent-mobile-api-reference/NowVoiceSDKAndroidAPI.md), voice is turned off on the instance. To use NowVoice, `sdk.voice.enabled` must be `true`. </td></tr><tr><td> ServiceSettingsInvalid </td><td> Unable to process the service settings.If returned by [NowVoiceSDK - makeVoiceService\(instanceURL: URL\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/cllent-mobile-api-reference/NowVoiceSDKAndroidAPI.md), the `sdk.voice.enabled` key is missing from the instance settings. </td></tr><tr><td> ServiceSettingsNotFound </td><td> The instance doesn't have `sdk.voice` settings configured. </td></tr><tr><td> ServiceSettingsRetrievalFailed </td><td> A network or authentication error occurred. Unable to retrieve the NowSDK service settings from the ServiceNow instance. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Mobile SDK - Android](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/cllent-mobile-api-reference/MobileSDKAndroidAPI.md)
| title | NowServiceError class - Android |
| description | The NowServiceError sealed class that returns NowSDK errors. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/api-reference/cllent-mobile-api-reference/NowServiceErrorAndroidAPI.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Cllent Mobile API Reference |
| classification | cllent-mobile-api-reference |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Mobile SDK - AndroidMobile SDK API referenceAPI referenceAPI implementation and reference |