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All HTTP Status Codes
201

Created

2xx Success

RFC 9110

What it means

The request succeeded and a new resource was created as a result. This is typically the response sent after POST requests that create something new on the server.

Common causes

  • Successful record creation via POST
  • File upload completed
  • User registration succeeded

How to fix it

No action needed. The Location header typically contains the URL of the new resource.

Example response

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: /users/42
Content-Type: application/json

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