HTTP Status Code Flashcards: Meanings, Classes & Use Cases

Learn registered HTTP response status codes by number, reason phrase, class, and practical use case, with current IANA and RFC references.

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Learn the current IANA-registered HTTP response status codes as a practical recall system, not a loose cheat sheet.

What this deck practices

  • Code → meaning: all 61 response codes assigned in the IANA registry snapshot used on 25 August 2026, starting with the registered reason phrase and a concise RFC-based explanation.
  • Meaning → code: 27 selective reverse cards for common, atomic retrieval targets. These are not mechanical reversals of every entry.
  • Class purpose: exactly five cards for 1xx Informational, 2xx Successful, 3xx Redirection, 4xx Client Error, and 5xx Server Error.
  • Confusion sets: 401 vs 403; 301/302/307/308; 409 vs 422; 404 vs 410; 202 vs 204; and 502 vs 504.

The order introduces the five classes and common responses first, broadens through the registered set, and finishes with comparison and reference material. Forward and reverse variants are separated so one card does not immediately reveal another.

Special registry status

Temporary 104 Upload Resumption Supported is clearly marked with IANA’s recorded expiry of 13 November 2026. HTTP 402 is taught as registered but reserved by RFC 9110 for future use. Unused 306 and 418, plus obsoleted 510, live in a separate reference section rather than the ordinary recall sequence. Unassigned codes and ranges are excluded because they have no registered reason phrase or stable meaning to recall. Deprecated 305 is labeled accurately.

Explanations follow the IANA HTTP Status Code Registry and its linked RFC references. Reason phrases are labels, not complete normative semantics. Examples and comparisons are original paraphrases and do not prescribe one universal REST API design.

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  1. Karte 1

    Frage

    What is the purpose of the 1xx HTTP status-code class?

    Antwort

    Informational. A 1xx response is interim: it communicates connection status or request progress before the final response.

  2. Karte 2

    Frage

    What is the purpose of the 2xx HTTP status-code class?

    Antwort

    Successful. A 2xx response means the request was successfully received, understood, and accepted.

  3. Karte 3

    Frage

    What is the purpose of the 3xx HTTP status-code class?

    Antwort

    Redirection. A 3xx response means the user agent needs to take further action to fulfill the request, such as following another URI or using a cached representation.

  4. Karte 4

    Frage

    What is the purpose of the 4xx HTTP status-code class?

    Antwort

    Client Error. A 4xx response means the client appears to have made an error; it does not prove that every fault lies in client code.

  5. Karte 5

    Frage

    What is the purpose of the 5xx HTTP status-code class?

    Antwort

    Server Error. A 5xx response means the server knows it has erred or cannot perform the requested method.

  6. Karte 6

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 200 mean?

    Antwort

    OK. The request succeeded; the meaning of any response content depends on the request method.

  7. Karte 7

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 404 mean?

    Antwort

    Not Found. The origin server has no current representation for the target resource, or it is unwilling to disclose that one exists. The code does not say whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

  8. Karte 8

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 301 mean?

    Antwort

    Moved Permanently. The target resource has a new permanent URI. For historical reasons, a user agent may change POST to GET when following it; use 308 when method preservation matters.

  9. Karte 9

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 500 mean?

    Antwort

    Internal Server Error. The server hit an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

  10. Karte 10

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 201 mean?

    Antwort

    Created. The request was fulfilled and created one or more resources. The primary resource is identified by Location, or by the target URI when Location is absent.

  11. Karte 11

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 401 mean?

    Antwort

    Unauthorized. The request was not applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials for the target resource. The response includes a WWW-Authenticate challenge.

  12. Karte 12

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 503 mean?

    Antwort

    Service Unavailable. The server is temporarily unable to handle the request, often because of overload or maintenance. It may send Retry-After.

  13. Karte 13

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 204 mean?

    Antwort

    No Content. The server successfully fulfilled the request and has no additional response content to send.

  14. Karte 14

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 403 mean?

    Antwort

    Forbidden. The server understood the request but refuses to fulfill it. Credentials may be insufficient, or the refusal may be unrelated to authentication.

  15. Karte 15

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 302 mean?

    Antwort

    Found. The target resource is temporarily available at another URI, so future requests should still use the original URI. A user agent may change POST to GET when following it.

  16. Karte 16

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 400 mean?

    Antwort

    Bad Request. The server cannot or will not process the request because of a perceived client error, such as malformed syntax, invalid framing, or deceptive routing.

  17. Karte 17

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 502 mean?

    Antwort

    Bad Gateway. A server acting as a gateway or proxy received an invalid response from an inbound server while trying to fulfill the request.

  18. Karte 18

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code has the registered reason phrase “OK”?

    Antwort

    200 OK. It indicates that the request succeeded.

  19. Karte 19

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 202 mean?

    Antwort

    Accepted. The request was accepted for processing, but processing is incomplete and might not ultimately happen.

  20. Karte 20

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code has the registered reason phrase “Not Found”?

    Antwort

    404 Not Found. It means there is no current representation for the target resource, or the server will not disclose one.

  21. Karte 21

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 304 mean?

    Antwort

    Not Modified. A conditional GET or HEAD would otherwise have returned 200, but the condition was false, so the client can use its stored representation. A 304 response has no content.

  22. Karte 22

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code has the registered reason phrase “Created”?

    Antwort

    201 Created. It means the fulfilled request created one or more resources.

  23. Karte 23

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means the request lacks valid authentication credentials?

    Antwort

    401 Unauthorized. The response challenges the client to authenticate for the target resource.

  24. Karte 24

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code has the registered reason phrase “Internal Server Error”?

    Antwort

    500 Internal Server Error. It covers an unexpected server condition that prevented fulfillment.

  25. Karte 25

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means success with no additional response content?

    Antwort

    204 No Content. The action succeeded, and there is no response content to send.

  26. Karte 26

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means the server understood the request but refuses to fulfill it?

    Antwort

    403 Forbidden. Repeating the same request with the same credentials should not be automatic.

  27. Karte 27

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code has the registered reason phrase “Moved Permanently”?

    Antwort

    301 Moved Permanently. Future references should use the new permanent URI.

  28. Karte 28

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means the server is temporarily unable to handle the request?

    Antwort

    503 Service Unavailable. Temporary overload or maintenance are typical reasons.

  29. Karte 29

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code has the registered reason phrase “Bad Request”?

    Antwort

    400 Bad Request. The server perceives a client-side problem that prevents or discourages processing.

  30. Karte 30

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means a gateway or proxy received an invalid inbound response?

    Antwort

    502 Bad Gateway. The upstream response arrived, but it was invalid.

  31. Karte 31

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code has the registered reason phrase “Accepted”?

    Antwort

    202 Accepted. Processing has been accepted but is not complete.

  32. Karte 32

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code tells a conditional GET or HEAD to use a stored representation?

    Antwort

    304 Not Modified. The request condition evaluated false, so the stored representation remains valid for this response.

  33. Karte 33

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 100 mean?

    Antwort

    Continue. The server received the initial part of the request and has not rejected it. With Expect: 100-continue, the client should continue sending the request content.

  34. Karte 34

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 206 mean?

    Antwort

    Partial Content. The server is successfully fulfilling a range request by transferring one or more parts of the selected representation.

  35. Karte 35

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 307 mean?

    Antwort

    Temporary Redirect. The resource is temporarily at another URI, and an automatic redirect must preserve the request method.

  36. Karte 36

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 409 mean?

    Antwort

    Conflict. The request cannot be completed because it conflicts with the target resource’s current state. The client may be able to resolve the conflict and resubmit.

  37. Karte 37

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 504 mean?

    Antwort

    Gateway Timeout. A gateway or proxy did not receive a timely response from an upstream server needed to complete the request.

  38. Karte 38

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 101 mean?

    Antwort

    Switching Protocols. The server accepts the client’s Upgrade request and names the protocol that will be used after this response.

  39. Karte 39

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means a range request succeeded with only part of the representation?

    Antwort

    206 Partial Content. The response carries one or more requested ranges.

  40. Karte 40

    Frage

    Which temporary redirect status code requires method preservation?

    Antwort

    307 Temporary Redirect. An automatic redirect must not change the request method.

  41. Karte 41

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means a request conflicts with the target resource’s current state?

    Antwort

    409 Conflict. The client may be able to resolve the state conflict and try again.

  42. Karte 42

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means a gateway timed out waiting for an upstream server?

    Antwort

    504 Gateway Timeout. The upstream response did not arrive in time.

  43. Karte 43

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 102 mean?

    Antwort

    Processing. This registered interim response says the server accepted the complete request but has not finished processing it; a final response still follows.

  44. Karte 44

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 203 mean?

    Antwort

    Non-Authoritative Information. The request succeeded, but a transforming proxy modified the enclosed content from the origin server’s 200 response.

  45. Karte 45

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 308 mean?

    Antwort

    Permanent Redirect. The resource has a new permanent URI, and an automatic redirect must preserve the request method.

  46. Karte 46

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 410 mean?

    Antwort

    Gone. Access to the target resource is no longer available at the origin server, and the condition is likely permanent.

  47. Karte 47

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 501 mean?

    Antwort

    Not Implemented. The server does not support functionality required to fulfill the request, such as an unrecognized method it cannot support for any resource.

  48. Karte 48

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 103 mean?

    Antwort

    Early Hints. This interim response carries header fields the server is likely to include in the final response, letting the client make safe performance optimizations while it waits.

  49. Karte 49

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 205 mean?

    Antwort

    Reset Content. The request succeeded, and the server wants the user agent to reset the document view that caused the request. The response has no content.

  50. Karte 50

    Frage

    Which permanent redirect status code requires method preservation?

    Antwort

    308 Permanent Redirect. Future requests should use the new URI without changing the method during automatic redirection.

  51. Karte 51

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code says a resource is no longer available and is likely gone permanently?

    Antwort

    410 Gone. Use 404 when the server does not know whether the absence is permanent.

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  52. Karte 52

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means the required server functionality is unsupported?

    Antwort

    501 Not Implemented. It applies when the server cannot support the functionality needed to fulfill the request.

  53. Karte 53

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 207 mean?

    Antwort

    Multi-Status. The response reports status for multiple independent operations, as defined for WebDAV.

  54. Karte 54

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 300 mean?

    Antwort

    Multiple Choices. The target has more than one representation, and the response provides alternatives so the user or user agent can choose.

  55. Karte 55

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 405 mean?

    Antwort

    Method Not Allowed. The origin server knows the request method, but the target resource does not support it. The response includes an Allow field.

  56. Karte 56

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 505 mean?

    Antwort

    HTTP Version Not Supported. The server does not support, or refuses to support, the major HTTP version used in the request.

  57. Karte 57

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 208 mean?

    Antwort

    Already Reported. Inside a WebDAV multistatus response, it avoids repeatedly enumerating descendants of another binding to the same collection.

  58. Karte 58

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 303 mean?

    Antwort

    See Other. The Location URI identifies a different resource that can provide an indirect response; the user agent retrieves it with GET or HEAD.

  59. Karte 59

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 406 mean?

    Antwort

    Not Acceptable. The target has no current representation acceptable under the request’s proactive negotiation fields, and the server will not send a default.

  60. Karte 60

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 506 mean?

    Antwort

    Variant Also Negotiates. The server has a transparent content-negotiation configuration error: the chosen variant is itself configured to negotiate.

  61. Karte 61

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 226 mean?

    Antwort

    IM Used. The server fulfilled a GET by returning the result of one or more instance manipulations applied to the current representation, identified in the IM response field.

  62. Karte 62

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 305 mean?

    Antwort

    Use Proxy — deprecated. It was defined to direct access through a proxy, but RFC 9110 marks the status code deprecated. New implementations should not rely on it.

  63. Karte 63

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 407 mean?

    Antwort

    Proxy Authentication Required. The client must authenticate to a proxy for this request. The proxy sends a Proxy-Authenticate challenge.

  64. Karte 64

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 507 mean?

    Antwort

    Insufficient Storage. The server cannot store the representation needed to complete the method. WebDAV defines this as a temporary condition.

  65. Karte 65

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 408 mean?

    Antwort

    Request Timeout. The server did not receive a complete request message within the time it was prepared to wait.

  66. Karte 66

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 508 mean?

    Antwort

    Loop Detected. The server terminated a WebDAV operation after finding an infinite loop while processing a Depth: infinity request.

  67. Karte 67

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 412 mean?

    Antwort

    Precondition Failed. One or more conditions in the request fields evaluated to false against the current resource state.

  68. Karte 68

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 511 mean?

    Antwort

    Network Authentication Required. The client must authenticate to gain network access. It is intended for an intercepting proxy, such as a captive portal, not an origin server.

  69. Karte 69

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 413 mean?

    Antwort

    Content Too Large. The server refuses to process the request because its content is larger than the server is willing or able to process.

  70. Karte 70

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 411 mean?

    Antwort

    Length Required. The server refuses the request without a defined Content-Length; the client can retry with a valid value.

  71. Karte 71

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means a request precondition evaluated to false?

    Antwort

    412 Precondition Failed. The method is not applied when the stated condition does not match the resource’s current state.

  72. Karte 72

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code asks the client to authenticate for network access rather than to the origin server?

    Antwort

    511 Network Authentication Required. It is designed for intercepting network proxies such as captive portals.

  73. Karte 73

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 414 mean?

    Antwort

    URI Too Long. The server refuses the request because the target URI is longer than it is willing to interpret.

  74. Karte 74

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means the request content is too large to process?

    Antwort

    413 Content Too Large. The refusal is about the size of the request content, not the URI or request headers.

  75. Karte 75

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 415 mean?

    Antwort

    Unsupported Media Type. The origin server refuses the request because its content format is unsupported for this method on the target resource.

  76. Karte 76

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 416 mean?

    Antwort

    Range Not Satisfiable. The requested ranges were rejected because none can be satisfied or because the request contains too many small or overlapping ranges.

  77. Karte 77

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 422 mean?

    Antwort

    Unprocessable Content. The server understands the content type and the syntax is correct, but it cannot process the contained instructions.

  78. Karte 78

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 417 mean?

    Antwort

    Expectation Failed. At least one inbound server could not meet the expectation stated in the request’s Expect field.

  79. Karte 79

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means the request content format is unsupported for the target method?

    Antwort

    415 Unsupported Media Type. The issue can come from Content-Type, Content-Encoding, or inspecting the data itself.

  80. Karte 80

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 421 mean?

    Antwort

    Misdirected Request. The request reached a server that cannot or will not produce an authoritative response for that target URI on the received connection.

  81. Karte 81

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 423 mean?

    Antwort

    Locked. In WebDAV, the source or destination resource for the method is locked.

  82. Karte 82

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means syntactically correct content cannot be processed?

    Antwort

    422 Unprocessable Content. The content type is understood and the syntax is valid, but the contained instructions cannot be processed.

  83. Karte 83

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 424 mean?

    Antwort

    Failed Dependency. The requested action depended on another action, and that other action failed.

  84. Karte 84

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 425 mean?

    Antwort

    Too Early. The server is unwilling to risk processing a request that might be replayed, such as a request sent in TLS early data.

  85. Karte 85

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 429 mean?

    Antwort

    Too Many Requests. The user sent too many requests in a given time. The response may include Retry-After.

  86. Karte 86

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 426 mean?

    Antwort

    Upgrade Required. The server refuses the current protocol but might perform the request after the client upgrades. The response states the required protocol in Upgrade.

  87. Karte 87

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 428 mean?

    Antwort

    Precondition Required. The origin server requires a conditional request, commonly to prevent a lost update when resource state changes between reading and writing.

  88. Karte 88

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 431 mean?

    Antwort

    Request Header Fields Too Large. The server refuses to process the request because all request headers together, or one particular header, are too large.

  89. Karte 89

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code is registered for rate limiting?

    Antwort

    429 Too Many Requests. It indicates too many requests in a given amount of time.

  90. Karte 90

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 451 mean?

    Antwort

    Unavailable For Legal Reasons. Access is denied because of a legal demand. The code does not establish whether the resource exists.

  91. Karte 91

    Frage

    How do HTTP 401 and 403 differ?

    Antwort

    401 Unauthorized means the request lacks valid authentication credentials and includes an authentication challenge. 403 Forbidden means the server understood the request but refuses it; credentials may be insufficient or irrelevant to the refusal.

  92. Karte 92

    Frage

    How do HTTP 301, 302, 307, and 308 differ?

    Antwort

    301 is permanent and may change POST to GET. 302 is temporary and may change POST to GET. 307 is temporary and preserves the method. 308 is permanent and preserves the method.

  93. Karte 93

    Frage

    How do HTTP 409 and 422 differ?

    Antwort

    409 Conflict is about a conflict with the target resource’s current state. 422 Unprocessable Content is about understood, syntactically correct request content whose instructions cannot be processed. Neither code dictates one universal REST API policy.

  94. Karte 94

    Frage

    Which HTTP status code means access is denied because of a legal demand?

    Antwort

    451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons. The response can explain the legal demand and who it affects.

  95. Karte 95

    Frage

    How do HTTP 404 and 410 differ?

    Antwort

    404 Not Found does not say whether the missing representation is temporary or permanent and can also hide a resource’s existence. 410 Gone says the resource is no longer available and the condition is likely permanent.

  96. Karte 96

    Frage

    How do HTTP 202 and 204 differ?

    Antwort

    202 Accepted means processing was accepted but is not complete and may never happen. 204 No Content means the request was successfully fulfilled and there is no additional response content.

  97. Karte 97

    Frage

    How do HTTP 502 and 504 differ?

    Antwort

    502 Bad Gateway means the gateway or proxy received an invalid upstream response. 504 Gateway Timeout means it did not receive the needed upstream response in time.

  98. Karte 98

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 104 mean, and what is its registry status?

    Antwort

    Upload Resumption Supported — temporary. It is an informational response indicating resumable-upload support. IANA records registration on 13 November 2024, an extension on 15 September 2025, and expiry on 13 November 2026.

  99. Karte 99

    Frage

    What does HTTP status code 402 mean?

    Antwort

    Payment Required — reserved for future use. IANA registers the reason phrase, but RFC 9110 does not define a general operational meaning. Treat application-specific payment uses as conventions, not universal HTTP semantics.

  100. Karte 100

    Frage

    What is the current registry status of HTTP 306?

    Antwort

    Unused and reserved. RFC 9110 says 306 was defined previously, is no longer used, and remains reserved. It is not an ordinary redirect code.

  101. Karte 101

    Frage

    What is the current registry status of HTTP 418?

    Antwort

    Unused and reserved. IANA does not register “I’m a Teapot” as the current reason phrase. RFC 9110 keeps 418 unavailable for other assignments because the joke code was widely deployed.

  102. Karte 102

    Frage

    What is the current registry status of HTTP 510?

    Antwort

    Not Extended — obsoleted. The historical code said an extension policy was not met, but IANA marks it obsoleted after the HTTP extension experiments moved to Historic status.

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