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RFC 9457 - Problem Details for HTTP APIs

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Request for Comments: 9457
Obsoletes: RFC 7807
Category: Standards Track

Authors:

  • M. Nottingham
  • E. Wilde
  • S. Dalal

Date: July 2023

Abstract​

This document defines a "problem detail" to carry machine-readable details of errors in HTTP response content to avoid the need to define new error response formats for HTTP APIs.

This document obsoletes RFC 7807.

Status of This Memo​

This is an Internet Standards Track document.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.

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