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A response code of 204 seems more appropriate but the problem is you're not allowed to send further information, which would make that descriptive response... n
by threatofrain 5mo ago
A response code of 204 seems more appropriate but the problem is you're not allowed to send further information, which would make that descriptive response... not descriptive enough.
- IgorPartola 5mo agoI think of it like this: /users/ returns a 404 in an API means that this resource does not exist. As in, this is not a part of the API. /users/123 returns a 404 means this user record does not exist. Yes this means that a 404 is context dependent but in a way that makes it easier for a human to think of and reason about.
- onion2k 5mo agoYes, and this is obvious if /users/ exists and returns a 400 if the ID is required. That way you can tell the difference between /users/ being there and expecting and ID, and it not being there.
- Xirdus 5mo agoCode 204 is just code 200 with the "yes the body really is zero bytes this is not an error it's supposed to be like this" bit set.