Should we put the error code in the http status code and status line, or in the response body? We’re having a great debate at work and it’s been a blast mapping

Should we put the error code in the http status code and status line, or in the response body? We’re having a great debate at work and it’s been a blast mapping business logic errors to closest http status code spiritual animal. The Dean of the REST Engineering Directorship has decreed a bit of both, but most of The Unwashed (front end developers) are revolting on this matter insisting it all maps to a red-tinted “Sorry, reboot and try again” toast. In other news we’re suspecting transactions are on horizon. Half the backend team are in denial, the other half are busy trying to figure out the most pleasant place to install decidedly “unRESTy URLs” for them. Somebody already set themselves on fire over PUT/POST for that.