CyberCertPrepWeb App FundamentalsAPIs & RESTEASYFree question
What HTTP status code should an API return when a POST request creates a resource successfully, and what header should accompany it?
- A.201 Created, with a 'Location' header pointing to the URL of the newly created resource (e.g., Location: /api/users/456)
- B.200 OK with the created resource in the response body
- C.202 Accepted with a polling URL for the asynchronous creation operation
- D.204 No Content to indicate the resource was created without a response body
Why A is correct
201 Created is the correct semantics for successful POST resource creation. The Location header tells the client where to find the new resource - clients can then GET it without parsing the response body. 202 Accepted is for asynchronous operations where creation is queued. 204 No Content means success with no body - correct for DELETE/PUT updates with no content to return, not for creation. Using 200 for creation works but loses the semantic of 'something new was created here.'
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