API Testing · Junior · Question 61 of 75

What does `Content-Length` mismatch or a cut-off JSON body usually indicate?

1A problem in the transfer or the server stopping early
2That the API uses a newer version of JSON
3That the client must parse the JSON more slowly

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Correct answer: A problem in the transfer or the server stopping early

Explanation

Truncated bodies often come from crashes mid-response, proxies or timeouts. They should be logged and reported with the raw response.

Further reading

MDN: HTTP headers ↗

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