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I have a resources with uri /api/books/122 , if this resource doesn't exist at the point where a client sends HTTP Delete for this resource, what is the appropriate response code from this action? Is it 404 Not Found?
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Maybe pick the appropriate one from here? w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/HTRESP.html – Ø Hanky Panky Ø 23 hours ago
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Yes, it would be 404.

In general it will be a 400 series error if the request is wrong somehow, and a 500 series error if something goes awry on the server.

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