The response shall have the following syntax:
version SP status-code SP reason-phrase CRLF
[Content-Type: media-type CRLF]
[Content-Location: url CRLF]
[(Content-Length: uint / Transfer-Encoding: encoding) CRLF]
*(header-field CRLF)
CRLF
[payload]
Table 10.6.3-1 shows some common status codes corresponding to this Transaction. See also Section 8.5 for additional status codes.
Table 10.6.3-1. Status Code Meaning
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Status
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Code
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Meaning
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Success
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200 (OK)
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The search completed successfully, and the results are contained in the payload.
If there are additional results available or there are warnings the Warning Header Field shall contain a URL referencing a Search Status report.
This status code is also be used to indicate a successful search that yields zero results, in which case the payload includes an empty list of results.
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Failure
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400 (Bad Request)
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The was a problem with the request. For example, the Query Parameter syntax is incorrect.
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413 (Payload Too Large)
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The search was too broad, and the body of the response should contain a Status Report with additional information about the failure.
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