HTTP
204 No Content
The server successfully processed the request but is not returning any content. Common for DELETE operations and form submissions that don't need a response body.
When You See This Code
After DELETE requests, PUT updates where no body is needed, or CORS preflight responses.
How to Fix
No fix needed. The action was successful; there is simply no content to return.
Specification
View RFC / Specification →Related Codes
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