Standard Status Codes
Below are the standard status codes returned when a request is made to an API. Some APIs have additional/different status codes, so it is important to check individual API pages for further details.
| Status Code | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | Ok | The request was successful and at least 1 item is being returned |
| 400 | Bad Request | Sent when the consumer sends a malformed request to the service. The actual error message is returned in the response body |
| 401 | Unauthorised | Returned when the consumer is not authenticated to use the API |
| 403 | Forbidden | Returned when the consumer is authenticated but does not have permission to access the Resource |
| 404 | Not found | Returned when no matching flights can be found e.g. request to get flight arrival information for a route we don't fly |
| 406 | Not Acceptable | Returned when the Accept header contains version / mime type info which we don't support |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | Something has gone wrong - please raise this as a bug with us |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | Returned when the server is temporarily unable to handle the request |