Because the first endpoint I hit included "msg": "success", I assumed it was intended as a representation of status.
However, that's not the case - sometimes it includes modbus output.
There's an attribute code which should be used. The docs give a breakdown of what each means:

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Commit: 3e857258ddf711b3b4ff5971bc69b47cd713399b Author: B Tasker Date: 2025-01-01T12:22:12.000+00:00Message
fix: rely on code rather than message to assess success (misc/soliscloud-inverter-control#4)