205 Reset Content
This is an educational reference page about HTTP 205 Reset Content. The page itself is served as 200 OK so it can be indexed as HTTP documentation.
The server successfully processed the request, asks that the requester reset its document view, and is not returning any content.
Specification
Registered in the IANA HTTP Status Code Registry as Reset Content. Defined in RFC 9110, Section 15.3.6.
Header and content rules
What RFC 9110 says about a 205 response, quoted from the RFC.
- MUST NOT (server; content): Do not generate content. Table row
Since the 205 status code implies that no additional content will be provided, a server MUST NOT generate content in a 205 response. RFC 9110 §15.3.6
The same rule is in the response obligations table and its JSON.