The HTTP Status Codes CheatSheet [SAVE IT!] 📜✨

HTTP response codes are used to indicate success, failure, and other properties about the result of an HTTP request.

Each HTTP response is accompanied by a status code, and they are broken into five categories. Each of the response status codes is used to convey general information about the outcome of the request.

Let’s explore some common HTTP Status Codes because who knows you shall need them tomorrow and after that the whole list of all the Codes for reference!

But before that, let’s read about a fun fact.

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🤓 Fun Fact

Believe it or not, “418 I’m a Teapot” is a legitimate HTTP status code, although it comes with a twist of humour!

It was originally part of an April Fools’ joke 🤡 by the Internet Engineering Task Force.

This status code was introduced in the “Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol” (HTCPCP) in 1998.

Throwback to my article on this topic –

👇 The Most Common HTTP Status Codes

200 OK
201 Created
301 Moved Permanently
302 Found
304 Not Modified
400 Bad Request
401 Unauthorized
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found
500 Internal Server Error
501 Not Implemented
504 Gateway Timeout

📚 The Great List of HTTP Status Codes

1️⃣ Information Responses (100 – 199):

100 Continue
101 Switching Protocols
102 Processing (WebDAV)
103 Early Hints

2️⃣ Successful Responses (200 – 299):

200 OK
201 Created
202 Accepted
203 Non-Authoritative Information
204 No Content
205 Reset Content
206 Partial Content
207 Multi-Status (WebDAV)
208 Already Reported (WebDAV)
226 IM Used (HTTP Delta encoding)

3️⃣ Redirection Messages (300 – 399):

300 Multiple Choices
301 Moved Permanently
302 Found
303 See Other
304 Not Modified
305 Use Proxy Deprecated
307 Temporary Redirect
308 Permanent Redirect

4️⃣ Client Error Responses (400 – 499):

400 Bad Request
401 Unauthorized
402 Payment Required Experimental
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found
405 Method Not Allowed
406 Not Acceptable
407 Proxy Authentication Required
408 Request Timeout
409 Conflict
410 Gone
411 Length Required
412 Precondition Failed
413 Payload Too Large
414 URI Too Long
415 Unsupported Media Type
416 Range Not Satisfiable
417 Expectation Failed
418 I’m a teapot
421 Misdirected Request
422 Unprocessable Content (WebDAV)
423 Locked (WebDAV)
424 Failed Dependency (WebDAV)
425 Too Early Experimental
426 Upgrade Required
428 Precondition Required
429 Too Many Requests
431 Request Header Fields Too Large
451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons

5️⃣ Server Error Responses (500 – 599):

500 Internal Server Error
501 Not Implemented
502 Bad Gateway
503 Service Unavailable
504 Gateway Timeout
505 HTTP Version Not Supported
506 Variant Also Negotiates
507 Insufficient Storage (WebDAV)
508 Loop Detected (WebDAV)
510 Not Extended
511 Network Authentication Required

🤔 Final Thoughts

HTTP responses are always accompanied by an HTTP response status code.

The first digit of a status code indicates the category, which often indicates whether the request succeeded or failed.

Each status code can be a valuable clue when troubleshooting problems between a client and a server.

Comment your thoughts about the awesome ‘418’ status code!
I too had a few great laughs reading about this! 😆

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