The format of the response is as follows:
version SP status-code SP reason-phrase CRLF
[Content-Type: media-type CRLF]
[(Content-Length: uint) / (Transfer-Encoding: encoding) CRLF]
*(header-field CRLF)
CRLF
[payload / status-report]
Table 8.9.3-1 shows some common status codes corresponding to this transaction. See also Section 8.5 for additional status codes.
Table 8.9.3-1. 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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All Instances were successfully retrieved.
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304 (Not Modified)
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The user agent's current representation is up to date, so no payload was returned. This status code shall only be returned for a conditional request containing an If-None-Match Header Field.
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Failure
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400 (Bad Request)
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There was a problem with the request.
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8.9.3.1.1 Response Header Fields
Table 8.9.3-2. Response Header Fields
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Name
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Value
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Origin Server Usage
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Description
|
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Content-Type
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media-type
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M
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The media-type of the payload
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Content-Length
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uint
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C
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Shall be present if a transfer encoding has not been applied to the payload
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Transfer-Encoding
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encoding
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C
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Shall be present if a transfer encoding has been applied to the payload
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See also Section 8.4.