Correct HTTP status code if a POSTed object fails validation

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What status code should I set if validation of an object fails in a POST. Using Rest.

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered Oct 02 '12 at 12:48

alexei-grigoriev

return 400 and add an additional response body like: 1 name must not be empty or something like that – marco.eig Oct 02 '12 at 13:02

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 02 '12 at 12:47

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The most appropriate one would probably be 400, "Bad Request." The 4xx status codes correspond to client errors.

answered Oct 02 '12 at 12:47

jonvuri

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 02 '12 at 15:31

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answered Oct 02 '12 at 15:31

Julian Reschke

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