source: status.py # Status Codes > 418 I'm a teapot - Any attempt to brew coffee with a teapot should result in the error code "418 I'm a teapot". The resulting entity body MAY be short and stout. > > — [RFC 2324][rfc2324], Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol Using bare status codes in your responses isn't recommended. REST framework includes a set of named constants that you can use to make more code more obvious and readable. from rest_framework import status from rest_framework.response import Response def empty_view(self): content = {'please move along': 'nothing to see here'} return Response(content, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND) The full set of HTTP status codes included in the `status` module is listed below. The module also includes a set of helper functions for testing if a status code is in a given range. from rest_framework import status from rest_framework.test import APITestCase class ExampleTestCase(APITestCase): def test_url_root(self): url = reverse('index') response = self.client.get(url) self.assertTrue(status.is_success(response.status_code)) For more information on proper usage of HTTP status codes see [RFC 2616][rfc2616] and [RFC 6585][rfc6585]. ## Informational - 1xx This class of status code indicates a provisional response. There are no 1xx status codes used in REST framework by default. HTTP_100_CONTINUE HTTP_101_SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS ## Successful - 2xx This class of status code indicates that the client's request was successfully received, understood, and accepted. HTTP_200_OK HTTP_201_CREATED HTTP_202_ACCEPTED HTTP_203_NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT HTTP_205_RESET_CONTENT HTTP_206_PARTIAL_CONTENT ## Redirection - 3xx This class of status code indicates that further action needs to be taken by the user agent in order to fulfill the request. HTTP_300_MULTIPLE_CHOICES HTTP_301_MOVED_PERMANENTLY HTTP_302_FOUND HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER HTTP_304_NOT_MODIFIED HTTP_305_USE_PROXY HTTP_306_RESERVED HTTP_307_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT ## Client Error - 4xx The 4xx class of status code is intended for cases in which the client seems to have erred. Except when responding to a HEAD request, the server SHOULD include an entity containing an explanation of the error situation, and whether it is a temporary or permanent condition. HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED HTTP_402_PAYMENT_REQUIRED HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED HTTP_406_NOT_ACCEPTABLE HTTP_407_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED HTTP_408_REQUEST_TIMEOUT HTTP_409_CONFLICT HTTP_410_GONE HTTP_411_LENGTH_REQUIRED HTTP_412_PRECONDITION_FAILED HTTP_413_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE HTTP_414_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG HTTP_415_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE HTTP_416_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE HTTP_417_EXPECTATION_FAILED HTTP_428_PRECONDITION_REQUIRED HTTP_429_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS HTTP_431_REQUEST_HEADER_FIELDS_TOO_LARGE ## Server Error - 5xx Response status codes beginning with the digit "5" indicate cases in which the server is aware that it has erred or is incapable of performing the request. Except when responding to a HEAD request, the server SHOULD include an entity containing an explanation of the error situation, and whether it is a temporary or permanent condition. HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR HTTP_501_NOT_IMPLEMENTED HTTP_502_BAD_GATEWAY HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE HTTP_504_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT HTTP_505_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED HTTP_511_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED ## Helper functions The following helper functions are available for identifying the category of the response code. is_informational() # 1xx is_success() # 2xx is_redirect() # 3xx is_client_error() # 4xx is_server_error() # 5xx [rfc2324]: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt [rfc2616]: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html [rfc6585]: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6585 30' href='#n30'>30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302