# `flights.invalid_search` — Search request not valid

**HTTP status:** 422  
**Retryable:** no — change the request or the flow first

## When it happens

The search criteria are incomplete or impossible: missing airports, a date in the past or more than a year ahead, no adult, more infants than adults, more than 9 seated passengers, or more than 6 legs.

## What to do

Fix the fields listed in `errors` and search again.

## Example response

```json
{
  "type": "https://quickota.com/developers/errors/flights.invalid_search",
  "title": "Search request not valid",
  "status": 422,
  "code": "flights.invalid_search",
  "detail": "The search criteria are incomplete or impossible: missing airports, a date in the past or more than a year ahead, no adult, more infants than adults, more than 9 seated passengers, or more than 6 legs.",
  "suggestion": "Fix the fields listed in \u0060errors\u0060 and search again.",
  "retryable": false,
  "requestId": "req_7f3a2c9e41d0b8a6c5e21f90"
}
```

See [Errors](https://quickota.com/developers/guides/errors) for how to handle errors in general.