Rest API - HTTP Status Codes
How should a REST API handle a request with multiple validation errors to return a 400 Bad Request?
How should a REST API handle a request with multiple validation errors to return a 400 Bad Request?
hard📝 Application Q9 of 15
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand best practices for validation errors
Returning all errors helps clients fix all issues at once.Step 2: Exclude incorrect approaches
Ignoring errors or returning 200 or 500 is incorrect for validation failures.Final Answer:
Return a list of all validation errors in the response body -> Option DQuick Check:
List all errors in 400 response for better client feedback [OK]
Quick Trick: List all validation errors in 400 response body [OK]
Common Mistakes:
- Returning only one error at a time
- Using 200 OK for errors
- Returning server error for client mistakes
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