error response code example

Example 1: http status codes

2xx :  SUCCESS 
				200 OK : success 
				201 CREATED : successfully added data 
				204 NO-CONTENT successfully updated or deleted 
            
            3xx : REDIRECTION
            	304 NOT MODIFIED: 

			4xx :  CLIENT SIDE ERROR 
				400 BAD REQUEST : bad data being sent 
                401 UNAUTHORIZED : 
                403 FORBIDDEN :
				404 NOT FOUND : the resource does not exists at that location 
				405 METHOD NOT ALLOWED :
						DELETE /api/spartans -->> 405 error 
				406 NOT ACCEPTABLE
				415 Unsupported Media type
					if you forget to specify the Content-Type
					of Post request body, it will see it as plain text
					and it will throw this error if it does not support
			
			5xx : Server side error 
				500 internal service error 	
				If the server do not have any mapping of the url 
				requested to handle the action -->> 500
                503 SERVICE UNAVAILABLE :
                504 GATEWAY TIMEOUT :

Example 2: http response status codes

HTTP response status codes

HTTP response status codes indicate whether a specific HTTP request has been successfully completed. 
Responses are grouped in five classes:

1. Informational responses (100–199)
2. Successful responses (200–299)
3. Redirects (300–399)
4. Client errors (400–499)
5. Server errors (500–599)

1. Information responses
    a. 100 Continue
    b. 101 Switching Protocol
    c. 102 Processing (WebDAV)
    d. 103 Early Hints

2. Successful responses
    a. 200 OK
    b. 201 Created
    c. 202 Accepted
    d. 203 Non-Authoritative Information
    e. 204 No Content
    f. 205 Reset Content
    g. 206 Partial Content
    h. 207 Multi-Status (WebDAV)
    i. 208 Already Reported (WebDAV)
    j. 226 IM Used (HTTP Delta encoding)

3. Redirection messages
    a. 300 Multiple Choice
    b. 301 Moved Permanently
    c. 302 Found
    d. 303 See Other
    e. 304 Not Modified
    f. 305 Use Proxy
    g. 306 unused
    h. 307 Temporary Redirect
    i. 308 Permanent Redirect

4. Client error responses
    a. 400 Bad Request
    b. 401 Unauthorized
    c. 402 Payment Required 
    d. 403 Forbidden
    e. 404 Not Found
    f. 405 Method Not Allowed
    g. 406 Not Acceptable
    h. 407 Proxy Authentication Required
    i. 408 Request Timeout
    j. 409 Conflict
    k. 410 Gone
    l. 411 Length Required
    m. 412 Precondition Failed
    n. 413 Payload Too Large
    o. 414 URI Too Long
    p. 415 Unsupported Media Type
    q. 416 Range Not Satisfiable
    r. 417 Expectation Failed
    s. 418 I'm a teapot
    t. 421 Misdirected Request
    u. 425 Too Early 
    v. 426 Upgrade Required
    w. 428 Precondition Required
    x. 429 Too Many Requests
    y. 431 Request Header Fields Too Large
    z. 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons

5. Server error responses
    a. 500 Internal Server Error
    b. 501 Not Implemented
    c. 502 Bad Gateway
    d. 503 Service Unavailable
    e. 504 Gateway Timeout
    f. 505 HTTP Version Not Supported
    g. 506 Variant Also Negotiates
    h. 507 Insufficient Storage (WebDAV)
    i. 508 Loop Detected (WebDAV)
    j. 510 Not Extended
    k. 511 Network Authentication Required

Example 3: what should be the error response status for information message

Status-Code    =
            "100"  ; Section 10.1.1: Continue
          | "101"  ; Section 10.1.2: Switching Protocols
          | "200"  ; Section 10.2.1: OK
          | "201"  ; Section 10.2.2: Created
          | "202"  ; Section 10.2.3: Accepted
          | "203"  ; Section 10.2.4: Non-Authoritative Information
          | "204"  ; Section 10.2.5: No Content
          | "205"  ; Section 10.2.6: Reset Content
          | "206"  ; Section 10.2.7: Partial Content
          | "300"  ; Section 10.3.1: Multiple Choices
          | "301"  ; Section 10.3.2: Moved Permanently
          | "302"  ; Section 10.3.3: Found
          | "303"  ; Section 10.3.4: See Other
          | "304"  ; Section 10.3.5: Not Modified
          | "305"  ; Section 10.3.6: Use Proxy
          | "307"  ; Section 10.3.8: Temporary Redirect
          | "400"  ; Section 10.4.1: Bad Request
          | "401"  ; Section 10.4.2: Unauthorized
          | "402"  ; Section 10.4.3: Payment Required
          | "403"  ; Section 10.4.4: Forbidden
          | "404"  ; Section 10.4.5: Not Found
          | "405"  ; Section 10.4.6: Method Not Allowed
          | "406"  ; Section 10.4.7: Not Acceptable