: What is the most relevant HTTP status when waiting for user activation? I'm coding a user registration process and wondering if 200 (OK) is the most relevant HTTP status for response after username/password

@Ogunnowo487

It depends what you do after registration and what kind of website:


If an api 200 is fine (201 or 202 would be ok but unusual)
If a website 200 is fine if showing information
If a website, 302 is also fine if you're redirecting to a more useful page after creation (with an informational message).


Very few websites use codes other than 100,200,301,302,400,401,403,404,500, it's best not to get too hung up on which one you're using, as in practice most clients will treat them as broad classes (10x,20x,30x,40x,50x), and it won't matter which you choose.

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