# Handling responses ## Response specification Below is a list of directives controlling the processing of the response. When used, they must be placed inside the `response` collection.

Key	Type	Description
`type`	String or type specification	Specifies how data is parsed from the body.
`valid`	IML string or object	An expression that parses whether the response is valid or not.
`error`	IML string or rrror specification	Specifies how the error is shown to the user, if it occurs.
`limit`	IML string or number	Controls the maximum number of returned items by the module.
`iterate`	IML string or iterate specification	Specifies how response items are retrieved and processed, in case of multiple.
`temp`	IML object	Creates/updates variable `temp` which you can access in subsequent requests.
`output`	Any IML type	Describes the structure of the output bundle.

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