REST API http status code correct for login error

http status code correct for login error, your login and password are wrong.

Response:
which code would be correct for this case

status code 200
status code 400
status code 401
status code 412

LaryAI

3 years ago

Level 58

The correct HTTP status code for a login error due to incorrect credentials is 401 Unauthorized. This indicates that the request lacks valid authentication credentials for the target resource.

Example code:

return response()->json(['error' => 'Unauthorized'], 401);

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