API Design · Junior · Question 13 of 75

Which status code fits 'email is already registered' when creating a user?

1200 OK
✓Correct answer: 409 Conflict
3500 Internal Server Error

Explanation

409 means the request conflicts with the current state of the resource. Include a clear error code in the body.

Further reading

MDN: HTTP response status codes ↗

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