[vsnf]

> just as I would not suggest sending a 404 response code that also has the "real data" in it for whatever reason.

Do you mean to suggest that you advocate for an everything-is-200-OK design and the client should be checking for an error object there?

[jerf]

"Don't do something really stupid."

"Do you mean to suggest that people should do this other stupid thing then?"

Come on.

[P5fRxh5kUvp2th]

There's no reason for you to hold that opinion so strongly.

There's nothing inherently wrong with having a 200 for everything with a standard body structure, and there's nothing wrong with having a GET request with a body.

Where things go off the rails is strictly adhering to a specific thing without understanding the advantages and disadvantages of other approaches.