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What should the HTTP response code be for an endpoint whose role is to load a server cache?

I need to create an endpoint that loads a server cache when called (for instance "POST cache/load") but I don't want that endpoint to load the cache if it's already loaded. Therefore, I want to differentiate, in my responses, the two following cases :

  • "I loaded the cache, everything went fine"
  • "The cache is already loaded, everything is fine"

Now the question is, what are the appropriate HTTP response codes ?

I currently use 201 when the cache has been loaded and 200 if the cache is already loaded.

Solution

  • Now the question is, what are the appropriate HTTP response codes ?

    200 for both. That's all that the components in the transfer of documents over a network domain need to know.

    The implementation specific details belong in the body of the response.