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by paulddraper 3624 days ago
So, you just want to explain the error further? Wonderful. RFC2616

> the server SHOULD include an entity containing an explanation of the error situation

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The 3-digit status code tells consumers (1) the status category (success, redirect, client error, server error) and (2) a more specific status within that category. It does that in a way that doesn't require me turning to your API docs every 3 seconds.