HTTP status codes

The REST request and response cycle generates HTTP status codes. The status codes generally fall into the following categories.

Status code	Category	Meaning
1xx	Information	Communicates transfer protocol-level information
2xx	Success	Indicates that the server accepted the client request successfully
3xx	Redirection	Indicates that the client must take some additional action in order to complete its request
4xx	Client error	Indicates that an error condition occurred on the client side of the HTTP request and response
5xx	Server error	Indicates that an error condition occurred on the server side of the HTTP request and response