A network operator is testing a network management application that uses REST API to communicate with network devices. The operator received an HTTP response code 403 in a test step. What does this response code indicate?

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A network operator is testing a network management application that uses REST API to communicate with network devices. The operator received an HTTP response code 403 in a test step. What does this response code indicate?

• Access is not granted based on supplied credentials.
• The page at HTTP URL location does not exist or is hidden.
• Client has not authenticated to access the site or API call.
• Request failed due to a client-side issue.

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A network operator is testing a network management application that uses REST API to communicate with network devices. The operator received an HTTP response code 403 in a test step. What does this response code indicate?

• Client has not authenticated to access the site or API call.
• The page at HTTP URL location does not exist or is hidden.
• Request failed due to a client-side issue.
• Access is not granted based on supplied credentials.

Explanation: Most common HTTP status codes include:

200 – OK (using GET or POST to exchange data with an API successfully)
201 – Created (creating resources by using a REST API call successfully)
400 – Bad Request (The request from the client is failed due to client-side issue.)
401 – Unauthorized (The client is not authenticated to access site or API call.)
403 – Forbidden (The access request is not granted based on the supplied credentials.)
404 – Not Found (The page requested at HTTP URL location does not exist or is hidden.)

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