{"version":"2.1.251","anchor":"a-publish-that-fails-partway-now-tells-you-the-artifact-was-","canonical_anchor":"a-publish-that-fails-partway-now-tells-you-the-artifact-was-","heading":"A publish that fails partway now tells you the artifact was created","tier":"notice","area":"Artifacts","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.251\/e\/a-publish-that-fails-partway-now-tells-you-the-artifact-was-","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.251","markdown":"### A publish that fails partway now tells you the artifact was created\n\nA publish that fails partway now tells you the artifact was already created, with its slug.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen publishing creates a brand new artifact and a later step fails, the failure result now carries the slug and version of what was created, so you are not left assuming nothing exists. It is only filled in when the publish had no existing artifact and the create step succeeded first.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`created: { slug: w, version: U }`\n\n- Area: Artifacts\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}