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HTTP 200 OK — What It Means

What HTTP status code 200 OK means, when servers return it, and how to handle it correctly.

Published September 22, 2026

HTTP 200 OK — The request succeeded. This is the standard, default success status for HTTP requests.

Key points

  • The default success status for GET requests that return data
  • Also used for successful PUT/PATCH requests that update a resource without creating a new one
  • Means only "the request succeeded" — it implies nothing else about what specifically changed
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