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Regex too complex

typehttps://docs.frem.sh/reference/api/errors/regex-too-complex
HTTP status400 Bad Request

What it means

The custom pattern repeats more than 256 times ({n,m}) or nests groups more than 6 deep.

What to do

Simplify the pattern. See Custom patterns.

Response shape

All fremforge API errors are RFC 9457 problem+json:

{
  "type": "https://docs.frem.sh/reference/api/errors/regex-too-complex",
  "title": "Bad Request",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "..."
}

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