Re: Using Link header in HTTP 4xx response

["Adam Rosien" <adam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

303 would be a success, so perhaps a 409 Conflict then if you want to
signal an error.

.. Adam

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Teo Hui Ming <teohuiming.work@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:52 AM, Adam Rosien <adam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > You might consider
>  >
>  >  > POST /bookmarks/
>  >  >
>  >  < HTTP/1.1 303 See Other
>  >  < Location: /bookmarks/2
>  >
>  >  303s are useful.
>
>  Does 303 indicate the request is successful or error? I'm not clear
>  when reading its definition. In the use case, since duplicate entry is
>  not allowed, client should be informed that its request is not
>  successful.
>
>  HTTP/1.1 (10.3.4) 303 See Other
>  "The response to the request can be found under a different URI and
>  SHOULD be retrieved using a GET method on that resource"
>
>  --
>  Teo Hui Ming
>