205 Reset Content
2xx Successful
RFC 9110
Done — now clear the form.
What 205 Reset Content means {#what}
Like 204, but with an explicit instruction to the client to reset the view that submitted the request — think clearing a form after submission. Almost exclusively a browser concern. Rarely used in modern APIs.
When you’ll see a 205 {#when}
- Old-school web forms
- Essentially never in REST APIs