Networking - Record
HTTP status code
A number returned with a web request to say whether it succeeded, failed or needs another action
What's it for?
Tells a browser or other software whether an online request worked, failed or needs a different response.
For example…
Users see a blank page; logs show 503, meaning the service was temporarily unavailable.
An API returns status code 401 when the caller is not authenticated and 200 when the same request succeeds with a valid token.
Think of it like…
Traffic light on the reply — green for OK, amber for client mistakes, red for server trouble