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Response 5xx

Requiring that all 5xx responses meets the policy standards.

Rules

OpenAPI Response Get 500 Status Code Error

GET responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Get 500 Status Code Info

GET responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Get 500 Schema Ref Error

GET 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

OpenAPI Response Get 500 Schema Ref Info

GET 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

OpenAPI Response Post 500 Status Code Error

POST responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Post 500 Status Code Info

POST responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Post 500 Schema Ref Error

POST 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

OpenAPI Response Post 500 Schema Ref Info

POST 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

OpenAPI Response Put 500 Status Code Error

PUT responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Put 500 Status Code Info

PUT responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Put 500 Schema Ref Error

PUT 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

OpenAPI Response Put 500 Schema Ref Info

PUT 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

OpenAPI Response Delete 500 Status Code Error

DELETE responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Delete 500 Status Code Info

DELETE responses needs a 500 internal server erorr HTTP status code, communicating the API had a problem to consumers

OpenAPI Response Delete 500 Schema Ref Error

DELETE 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

OpenAPI Response Delete 500 Schema Ref Info

DELETE 500 internal server error requests HTTP status codes have a schema references to standardize the response payload returned for the error response

Strategies

API Responses Must Be Meaningful and Consistent

I keep seeing APIs where responses feel like a total afterthought. Inconsistent structures, missing status codes, no examples. The reality is your responses are the conversation you are having with...

API Errors Are Standardized and Informative

Error handling is where I see the most inconsistency across the API landscape. Standardized error formats like RFC 7807, consistent error codes, human-readable messages, and correlation IDs--these ...