The API key could not be checked just now. 503, retryable. A key that cannot be verified is refused rather than trusted.
OPDC API error code
KEY_STORE_UNAVAILABLE
HTTP status 503
The API answers with a problem document (RFC 9457) whose type is https://twinn.engineering/errors/key-store-unavailable, and with X-Error-Code: KEY_STORE_UNAVAILABLE. Branch on the code, never on the detail text.