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# ErrorWellKnownFailed

An error response that indicates a well-known service discovery request failed.

```
object ErrorWellKnownFailed
```

## Discussion

The schema for a JSON or property list XML document that an MDM server’s 403 response body contains. The response headers need to include a “Content-Type” header that indicates whether the response returns JSON or XML.

The MDM server returns this response to reject a well-known service discovery request from a device made during an account driven enrollment.

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