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Posted by Robert Rhyne
Robert Rhyne
7,486 Points

Why 202 and not 201?

At 1:35 of the Responses video for the REST API Basics course the instructor says you can use a 202 to let the requestor know something has been created. Why 202 and not 201?

1 Answer

Mark Truitt
Mark Truitt
17,230 Points
Mark Truitt
Mark Truitt
17,230 Points

Hi Robert,

Depending on the needs using Created could be misleading. Example: What if I am sending over data that needs to be accepted first? This would give the user the idea that it already was accepted and is good to go.

However, using 202 Accepted would give the user the idea that the data went and was taken as is.

So really, it would all depend on how it is being used on what would be a better one to use.