===== Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)  Response =====
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**HTTP Response** occurs on [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:http]] after receiving and interpreting a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:http_request]] message, a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:server|Server]] or Service responds with a response.

Source: [[https://www.tutorialspoint.com/http/http_responses.htm]]

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An HTTP Response has four major parts −

  * **Status/Response Code** − Indicates the Server status for the requested resource. For example, 404 means resource not found and 200 means response is ok.
  * **HTTP Version** − Indicates the HTTP version. For example HTTP v1.1.
  * **Response Header** − Contains [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:metadata|metadata]] for the HTTP Response message as [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:k:key|key]] value pairs. For example, content length, content type, response date, server type, etc.
  * **Response Body** − Response message content or Resource representation.

Source: [[https://www.tutorialspoint.com/restful/restful_messages.htm ]]


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