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I hate API like this (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is Microsoft.
He returns Webhook success with a code 200 and plaintext 1.
He returns Webhook failure with a code 200 and a string tells its endpoint returned error 400.
the string didn't tell what exactly the error.
Don’t be like Microsoft.

EDIT: Got a few details wrong since this happens a few months ago and this meme used to be on r/ProgrammerHumor. Also the proof:

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 years ago (21 children)

It's hard when you hit an endpoint that hits another endpoint, because technically the first request IS a 200. No right or wrong way as long as they are consistent and document it clearly imo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In this case I like to return a 502.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Great time to implement a 7XX code: https://github.com/joho/7XX-rfc

739 might be a good one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Nice! I’m definitely going to implement 787 at work.

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