Effective Status Codes: A Clear Conversation For APIs
Well-chosen HTTP status codes turn trouble-shooting into a conversation where the server speaks honestly about what just happened. Clarity saves time & builds trust in your API.
Picture this: It’s late at night, and a tester is running through a suite of automated checks when they hit a snag—your API returns a strange response. Without clear status codes, they’re left sifting through logs or guessing whether the request, the resource, or the server itself is at fault. But with well-chosen codes, that same tester gets an instant roadmap: a 404 Not Found signals a missing resource, a 400 Bad Request points to invalid input data. That clarity saves time, reduces frustration, and builds trust in your API. Status codes are more than a technical detail. They’re a universal...