Research and understand the various HTTP status codes used in RESTful APIs to indicate the result of an API request. Focus on these main categories:
<ul>
<li>1xx (Informational): These codes indicate that the request was received and is being processed, but there is no final response yet.
</li>
<li>2xx (Success):
<ul>
<li>200 OK: The request was successful, and the server returned the requested data.
</li>
<li>201 Created: The request was successful, and a new resource was created as a result.
</li>
<li>204 No Content: The request was successful, but there is no content to send in the response.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>3xx (Redirection): These codes indicate that the client must take additional actions to complete the request (e.g., redirecting to another URL).
</li>
<li>4xx (Client Error):
<ul>
<li>400 Bad Request: The request was invalid or cannot be understood by the server.
</li>
<li>401 Unauthorized: Authentication is required for the requested resource.
</li>
<li>403 Forbidden: The client does not have permission to access the resource.
</li>
<li>404 Not Found: The requested resource could not be found.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>5xx (Server Error):
<ul>
<li>500 Internal Server Error: The server encountered an error and could not complete the request.
</li>
<li>503 Service Unavailable: The server is temporarily unavailable, often due to maintenance or overload.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Search when and why these status codes are used in RESTful APIs,

Research and understand the various HTTP status codes used in RESTful APIs to indicate the result of an API request. Focus on these main categories:

* **1xx (Informational)**: These codes indicate that the request was received and is being processed, but there is no final response yet.
    
* **2xx (Success)**:
    
    * **200 OK**: The request was successful, and the server returned the requested data.
        
    * **201 Created**: The request was successful, and a new resource was created as a result.
        
    * **204 No Content**: The request was successful, but there is no content to send in the response.
        
* **3xx (Redirection)**: These codes indicate that the client must take additional actions to complete the request (e.g., redirecting to another URL).
    
* **4xx (Client Error)**:
    
    * **400 Bad Request**: The request was invalid or cannot be understood by the server.
        
    * **401 Unauthorized**: Authentication is required for the requested resource.
        
    * **403 Forbidden**: The client does not have permission to access the resource.
        
    * **404 Not Found**: The requested resource could not be found.
        
* **5xx (Server Error)**:
    
    * **500 Internal Server Error**: The server encountered an error and could not complete the request.
        
    * **503 Service Unavailable**: The server is temporarily unavailable, often due to maintenance or overload.
        

Search when and why these status codes are used in RESTful APIs,

Activity 30: HTTP Status Codes