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Shabar
Shabar

Reputation: 2823

REST response code for backend invalid data

I just want to clarify regarding the status code in case if there is invalid data in the database.

E.g. If something changed in the data base which cause error when call the GET end point. For instance lets assume in the database there is column to store json as a string. If the format has been changed.

Following link was there, but it specifically discussing about the incorrect input data

REST response code for invalid data

Upvotes: 0

Views: 477

Answers (1)

shabs
shabs

Reputation: 718

Hmm... it's an error, so the options are 4XX or 5XX. 4XX errors are client errors; it's not the client's job to enforce validity in the database, so those are out. That leaves 5XX, and it's not clear that there's an obvious fit among those -- so, oddly enough, maybe 500 is the appropriate response?

Maybe we can propose a new one: 599 - My Bad.

Upvotes: 0

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