Status Code Matching Exercises

Let's practice selecting the right status codes through interactive exercises. These scenarios will help you internalize when to use each code.

Exercise 1: Basic Status Code Selection

Exercise 2: 400 vs 401 vs 403

Exercise 3: Build Complete API Responses

Exercise 4: Status Code Decision Tree

Summary

You've practiced:

• Basic status code selection
• Distinguishing between 400, 401, and 403
• Building complete responses with bodies
• Creating decision logic for status codes

Remember the key principles:

• 2xx = Success
• 4xx = Client made a mistake
• 5xx = Server made a mistake

The right status code makes your API self-documenting and helps clients handle responses appropriately.