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HTTP Status Codes Guide

HTTP Status Codes are essential responses from servers indicating the result of client requests, crucial for API development and debugging. They are categorized into informational, success, redirection, client errors, and server errors, with common codes including 200 (OK), 404 (Not Found), and 500 (Internal Server Error). Best practices recommend returning meaningful status codes and using appropriate categories for errors to enhance API reliability and user experience.

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HTTP Status Codes Guide

HTTP Status Codes are essential responses from servers indicating the result of client requests, crucial for API development and debugging. They are categorized into informational, success, redirection, client errors, and server errors, with common codes including 200 (OK), 404 (Not Found), and 500 (Internal Server Error). Best practices recommend returning meaningful status codes and using appropriate categories for errors to enhance API reliability and user experience.

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HTTP Status Codes Guide for Developers

HTTP Status Codes are responses sent by the server to indicate the result of a client’s request.

They are extremely important in API development and debugging modern web applications.

Why Status Codes Matter:

- Help frontend understand backend response - Assist in debugging errors - Improve API communication - Provide
clarity in system behavior

Main Categories of Status Codes:

1xx → Informational 2xx → Success 3xx → Redirection 4xx → Client Errors 5xx → Server Errors

Commonly Used Codes in Development:

200 – OK Request was successful and data is returned.

201 – Created New resource successfully created.

204 – No Content Request successful but nothing to return.

Client Error Codes:

400 – Bad Request Invalid input or missing data.

401 – Unauthorized Authentication required.

403 – Forbidden Access denied.

404 – Not Found Resource not available.

Server Error Codes:

500 – Internal Server Error Unexpected failure on server.

502 – Bad Gateway Server received invalid response.

503 – Service Unavailable Server temporarily down.

Real Project Example:

Login API

If login is successful → 200 If user not found → 404 If password wrong → 401 If server fails → 500
Best Practices:

- Always return meaningful status codes - Avoid using 200 for errors - Use 4xx for client issues - Use 5xx for
server failures

Understanding HTTP status codes helps developers build reliable and user-friendly APIs.

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