HTTP Status Messages Flashcards

When a browser requests a service from a web server, an error might occur. Learn the list of basic HTTP status messaged that may be returned. (From http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_httpmessages.asp) 1xx: Information 2xx: Successful 3xx: Redirection 4xx: Client Error 5xx: Server Error

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100 Continue

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

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101 Switching Protocols

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The requester has asked the server to switch protocols

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103 Checkpoint

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Used in the resumable requests proposal to resume aborted PUT or POST requests

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200 OK

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The request is OK (this is the standard response for successful HTTP requests)

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201 Created

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The request has been fulfilled, and a new resource is created

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202 Accepted

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

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203 Non-Authoritative Information

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The request has been successfully processed, but is returning information that may be from another source

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204 No Content

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The request has been successfully processed, but is not returning any content

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205 Reset Content

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The request has been successfully processed, but is not returning any content, and requires that the requester reset the document view

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206 Partial Content

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The server is delivering only part of the resource due to a range header sent by the client

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300 Multiple Choices

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A link list. The user can select a link and go to that location. Maximum five addresses

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301 Moved Permanently

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The requested page has moved to a new URL

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302 Found

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The requested page has moved temporarily to a new URL

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303 See Other

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The requested page can be found under a different URL

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304 Not Modified

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Indicates the requested page has not been modified since last requested

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307 Temporary Redirect

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The requested page has moved temporarily to a new URL

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308 Resume Incomplete

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Used in the resumable requests proposal to resume aborted PUT or POST requests

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400 Bad Request

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The request cannot be fulfilled due to bad syntax

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401 Unauthorized

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The request was a legal request, but the server is refusing to respond to it. For use when authentication is possible but has failed or not yet been provided

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403 Forbidden

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The request was a legal request, but the server is refusing to respond to it

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404 Not Found

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The requested page could not be found but may be available again in the future

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405 Method Not Allowed

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A request was made of a page using a request method not supported by that page

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406 Not Acceptable

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The server can only generate a response that is not accepted by the client

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407 Proxy Authentication Required

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The client must first authenticate itself with the proxy

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408 Request Timeout
The server timed out waiting for the request
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409 Conflict
The request could not be completed because of a conflict in the request
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410 Gone
The requested page is no longer available
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411 Length Required
The "Content-Length" is not defined. The server will not accept the request without it
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412 Precondition Failed
The precondition given in the request evaluated to false by the server
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413 Request Entity Too Large
The server will not accept the request, because the request entity is too large
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414 Request-URI Too Long
The server will not accept the request, because the URL is too long. Occurs when you convert a POST request to a GET request with a long query information
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415 Unsupported Media Type
The server will not accept the request, because the media type is not supported
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416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable
The client has asked for a portion of the file, but the server cannot supply that portion
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417 Expectation Failed
The server cannot meet the requirements of the Expect request-header field
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500 Internal Server Error
A generic error message, given when no more specific message is suitable
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501 Not Implemented
The server either does not recognize the request method, or it lacks the ability to fulfill the request
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502 Bad Gateway
The server was acting as a gateway or proxy and received an invalid response from the upstream server
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503 Service Unavailable
The server is currently unavailable (overloaded or down)
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504 Gateway Timeout
The server was acting as a gateway or proxy and did not receive a timely response from the upstream server
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505 HTTP Version Not Supported
The server does not support the HTTP protocol version used in the request
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511 Network Authentication Required
The client needs to authenticate to gain network access