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Error code bad_visibility
Publishing a paste

Choose a valid visibility

bad_visibility

The selected visibility option was not one pastebin.ca understands.

HTTP 400·Publishing a paste

What it means

What happened

The selected visibility option was not one pastebin.ca understands.

Why

Why it might have happened

  • The page may be stale.
  • An app or script may have sent a custom value instead of Public, Profile, or Unlisted.
Next steps

What you can try

  1. Pick a visibility from the composer menu.
  2. Refresh the page if the menu looks wrong.
  3. If using an app, update it and try again.
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