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HTTP Status Code Cheat Sheet for API Design

A practical status-code decision sheet that keeps API behavior predictable for clients and operators.

Feb 5, 2026 2 min read Nat Currier

BackendAPIsEngineering Standards

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HTTP response status codes MDN
Developer-friendly status code definitions and examples.
RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics (Status Codes) IETF
Primary protocol specification for status semantics.

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Nat Currier

I have been building in tech since 1995 (31+ years professionally), with hands-on curiosity long before that. I am a digital explorer, culinary experimenter, and creative coder sharing practical lessons from real systems and real life.

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