The most common HTTP Status codes

As we write API calls, we've also added the status codes to our endpoint response. 

This lets us explicitly return JSON data and send an HTTP code the client can parse. 

The most common codes you’ll be returning will be:

200: OK. The standard success code and default option.

201: Created. Object created. Useful for the store actions.

204: No Content. When the action was executed successfully, there is no content to return.

206: Partial Content. Useful when you have to return a paginated list of resources.

400: Bad Request. The standard option for requests that cannot pass validation.

401: Unauthorized. The user needs to be authenticated.

403: Forbidden. The user is authenticated but does not have permission to perform an action.

404: Not Found. Laravel will return automatically when the resource is not found.

500: Internal Server Error. Ideally, you will not be explicitly returning this, but if something unexpected breaks, this is what your user is going to receive.

503: Service Unavailable. Pretty self-explanatory, but also another code that is not going to be returned explicitly by the application.