lightmy.dayINSTANT ANSWERS

Successful

HTTP 201: Created

HTTP 201 means the request succeeded and created a resource.

Meaning

The server created something as a result of the request.

Common causes

APIs often return it after successful POST requests that create records.

What to check

Check the Location header or response body to find the created resource.

Example response

HTTP/1.1 201 Created

References

Registry: IANA HTTP Status Code Registry
Spec: RFC 9110 §15.3.2
Guide: MDN 201 Created

Related HTTP status codes

Nearby codes often answer the next debugging question.

200 OKHTTP 200 means the request succeeded.202 AcceptedHTTP 202 means the request was accepted but is not complete yet.204 No ContentHTTP 204 means the request succeeded and there is no response body.