HTTP Status Code Explainer

A quick reference for HTTP status codes.

1xx Informational

100 Continue

The server has received the request headers and the client should proceed to send the request body.

101 Switching Protocols

The server is switching protocols to one requested by the client.

102 Processing

The server has received and is processing the request, but no response is available yet.

2xx Success

200 OK

The request has succeeded.

201 Created

The request has been fulfilled and has resulted in one or more new resources being created.

202 Accepted

The request has been accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed.

204 No Content

The server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.

3xx Redirection

301 Moved Permanently

This and all future requests should be directed to the given URI.

302 Found

The resource was found but at a different URI. Clients should continue to use the original URI.

304 Not Modified

The resource has not been modified since the version specified by the request headers.

307 Temporary Redirect

The request should be repeated with another URI, but future requests should still use the original URI.

4xx Client Error

400 Bad Request

The server cannot process the request due to a client error (e.g., malformed request syntax).

401 Unauthorized

The client must authenticate itself to get the requested response.

403 Forbidden

The client does not have access rights to the content.

404 Not Found

The server cannot find the requested resource.

405 Method Not Allowed

The request method is known by the server but is not supported by the target resource.

429 Too Many Requests

The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time ("rate limiting").

5xx Server Error

500 Internal Server Error

The server has encountered a situation it doesn't know how to handle.

501 Not Implemented

The request method is not supported by the server and cannot be handled.

502 Bad Gateway

The server, while acting as a gateway or proxy, received an invalid response from the upstream server.

503 Service Unavailable

The server is not ready to handle the request. Common causes are a server that is down for maintenance or that is overloaded.

504 Gateway Timeout

The server is acting as a gateway and cannot get a response in time.

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