Which HTTP status code indicates No Content?

• A. 200 OK
• B. 404 Not Found
• C. 201 Created
• D. 204 No Content

Answer: (D)

HTTP responses use status codes to signal what happened. The main idea here is that the request was successful, but the server has no content to send back. A No Content response means the server fulfilled the request but deliberately returns no body. This is useful when the client doesn’t need any payload after an operation—such as after a successful update or delete where you don’t need to send back a representation of the resource. Because there’s no content, the response should not include a message body, though headers can still convey metadata. In contrast, 200 OK means there is a response body with content; 201 Created indicates a new resource was created and usually includes information about the new resource or its location; 404 Not Found means the requested resource couldn’t be found.