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E1221 — Actor already exists at target address

PropertyValue
Code1221
SlugE1221
Categoryruntime (Runtime)

What happened

Actor already exists at target address.

Why it happened

A deploy transaction tried to create an actor at an address that already has one.

How to fix

Use a different salt to produce a different address, or upgrade the existing actor instead.

Receipt example

{
  "code": 1221,
  "slug": "E1221",
  "category": "runtime",
  "what": "Actor already exists at target address",
  "fix": "Use a different salt to produce a different address, or upgrade the existing actor instead.",
  "docs_url": "https://docs.cowboy.inc/errors/E1221"
}

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