The HTTP Status 200 (OK) status code indicates that the request has been processed successfully on server. The response payload depends on HTTP method which was selected for request.
HTTP Status 200 – Response Payload
| HTTP Method | Response Payload |
|---|---|
| GET | An entity corresponding to the requested resource is sent in the response. |
| HEAD | Response has only HTTP header fields and no payload is sent in response. |
| POST | Response generally contain information about progress status representation or result of action that was performed in request. |
| PUT | Progress status representation of request is sent in response. |
| DELETE | Progress status representation of request is sent in response. |
| OPTIONS | A list of valid request methods associated with the resource using Allow header. e.g.Allow: HEAD, GET, OPTIONS Content-Length: 18 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8 Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 06:43:59 GMT Server: Apache-Coyote/1.1 |
| TRACE | A representation of the request message as received by the end server. |
Important Facts
- A 200 response always has a payload, though an origin server MAY generate a payload body of zero length or empty payload.
- If server does not want to send any payload in response, then it should send HTTP status 204 (No Content) instead.
- By default, 200 (OK) response (header and payload) are cacheable. If chaching needs to be overridden then response must include cache respective cache headers.
Reference: 200 OK
Sap M says
Hi , Am trying to create a new account and am getting JSON response as ”
” in Rest service.
RAW tab has the following information” HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:02:31 EST
Content-Length: 14
Content-Type: application/json
X-UA-Compatible: IE=edge,chrome=1
”
How can I see my requested account number in the response field.
Admin says
Check response body.
Jim says
Do you have to manually return a 200 response code or is this handled by the server?
If manual, how do you return the code?
Admin says
You can find an example in JAX-RS example.
Kuldip Shah says
Hi, For response code 200, Can the body use “one of” entity? i.e. in some condition, 200 will receive Entity1 and other condition, 200 will receive Entity2?
Admin says
Yes, there is no such limitation. Make sure you update the API docs.