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> If reaction counts are write-only, the server should respond with a 403 or a 404. Wouldn't HTTP 204 be more appropriate here? A 4xx would make it seem like t

by raldi 2y ago

> If reaction counts are write-only, the server should respond with a 403 or a 404. Wouldn't HTTP 204 be more appropriate here? A 4xx would make it seem like the request failed, when in fact it succeeded.

Kwpolska 2y ago
403/404 seems to be the response to GET, not POST. In which case 405 Method Not Allowed would be better.
- raldi 2y ago
  Oh, I misread. Indeed, 4xx makes sense for a GET.
- whenlambo 2y ago
  And 405 response must include `Allow: POST` header.