204
No Content
2xx Success
Class
RFC 9110 §15.3.5
Defined in
What does HTTP 204 mean?
The request succeeded and there is no response body. Common for DELETE, for PUT/PATCH that do not return the updated resource, and for CORS preflight responses. A 204 response must not contain a body.
2xx Success: The request was received, understood and accepted.
204 and SEO
A page that returns 204 has no content and will not be indexed.
Example response
HTTP/1.1 204 No ContentRelated status codes
- 200 OK — The request succeeded and the response body contains the requested resource.
- 304 Not Modified — The cached copy is still valid, so the server sends no body.
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What does status code 204 mean?
204 No Content: The request succeeded and there is no response body.
Does 204 affect SEO?
A page that returns 204 has no content and will not be indexed.