# 101000: Space name is empty

Identifier: `space_name_is_empty`



A space could not be created or referenced because no name was supplied.

## What you should do

Pass a non-empty name when getting a [space](https://ably.com/docs/spaces/space.md). Every space is identified by its name, so the call needs one.

## Why it happens

A space was requested with an empty or missing name. A space has to be identified by a non-empty name, so the request could not be resolved to one.

## What you'll see

The error is reported with code 101000 and HTTP status 400. The message is `must have a non-empty name for the space`.