HTTP Response Codes

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HTTP Response Codes

HTTP Response Codes are essential for handling exceptions in Web APIs. Which one of the followings are valid response codes?

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1xx Response Code

HTTP response code starting from 1xx includes,

Information

Client Error

Server Error

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2xx Success

201 Created response indicates that,

request has been fulfilled and might want to return updated meta-information

request has been fulfilled, and resulting in the creation of a new response

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

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2xx Success

200 OK is a standard response for a successful HTTP request when nothing goes wrong.

True

False

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4xx Client Error

Which of the following response is received when the user authentication has failed.

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

403 Forbidden

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4xx Client Error

HTTP response code starting with 4xx means that the server has experienced an error.

True

False

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3xx Redirectional

Which response code indicates new permanent location of the requested resource?

400 Bad Request

301 Moved Permanently

305 Use Proxy

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4xx Client Error

400 Bad Request response is returned when,

user authentication fails

request isn't understood by the server due to client error, such as malformed syntax

request resource is located temporarily under a different URI

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5xx Server Error

500 Internal Server Error indicates failure in fulfilling a (valid) request.

True

False

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5xx Server Error

502 Bad Gateway is returned when,

server receives an invalid response from the upstream server accessed to fulfil the request

server doesn't recognise the request due to incorrect syntax

server is currently unavailable due to temporary overloading or maintenance