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# HTTP status codes

HTTP status codes are three-digit numbers that indicate the outcome of a client's request to a web server, with each code conveying a specific meaning.

<div data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="https://611212939-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FeWeOizQQ8RqMzCSYDkwj%2Fuploads%2FInOBR7h9RRL7GTFf6myc%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=f24b7061-a9d4-4c16-a71b-b1f8d45ff441" alt=""><figcaption><p>source: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/fwe9ud/http_response_status_codea_must_cheatsheet_for/">https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/fwe9ud/http_response_status_codea_must_cheatsheet_for/</a> </p></figcaption></figure></div>