Decoding HTTP Response Codes

Decoding HTTP Response Codes: What Your Browser Isn’t Telling You

Every time you visit a website, your browser and the server have a little chat. Sometimes, that conversation goes smoothly; sometimes, there’s a misunderstanding, and sometimes, everything falls apart. HTTP response codes communicate success, confusion, or complete failure.

If you’ve ever seen a dreaded 404 Not Found or a mysterious 500 Internal Server Error, you’ve already encountered them. But what do these numbers actually mean, and why should you care? Let’s break it down.

HTTP Verbs

HTTP Methods: The Verbs That Make the Web Go Round

If HTTP were a language, its methods—also known as verbs—would be the action words that keep the internet running. Every time you load a webpage, submit a form, or delete a post, you’re using one of these methods. Understanding them is key to working with web APIs, debugging issues, and just generally feeling like a web wizard. Let’s break them down.