- The Best Way to Return Responses in REST APIs - Medium
If not, even a well-written backend feels broken In this article, we’ll explore the best practices for returning responses in REST APIs, with examples and patterns you can apply right away
- Is it correct to return 404 when a REST resource is not found?
The HTTP 404 Not Found client error response code indicates that the server can't find the requested resource Links which lead to a 404 page are often called broken or dead links, and can be subject to link rot
- Empty list, HTTP status code 200 vs 204 vs 404 - API Handyman
The 204 (No Content) status code indicates that the server has successfully fulfilled the request and that there is no additional content to send in the response payload body
- HTTP response status codes - MDN Web Docs
This response is sent when the requested content has been permanently deleted from server, with no forwarding address Clients are expected to remove their caches and links to the resource
- List of HTTP status codes - Wikipedia
This code indicates that the server has received and is processing the request, but no response is available yet [3] This prevents the client from timing out and assuming the request was lost
- Should No Results be an error in a RESTful response?
I'd argue that returning a 204 is inappropriate, as you are returning content It's just that the content has no results, which is distinct from returning no content at all
- What should I return from my API when the request is normal . . . - Reddit
Should I return a service response that wraps the data and says whether it was a success or failure? And what should I return if there are random exceptions that cause problems, like a model's userid not matching the requesting userid?
- HTTP Status Codes - REST API Tutorial
6 REST Specific HTTP Status Codes 200 (OK) It indicates that the REST API successfully carried out the client’s requested action and that no more specific code in the 2xx series is appropriate Unlike the 204 status code, a 200 response should include a response body The information returned with the response is dependent on the method used in the request, for example: GET an entity
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