Search RFCs Advanced Search RFC Editor RFC 7807 Problem Details for HTTP APIs, March 2016 File formats: Status:PROPOSED STANDARD Obsoleted by:RFC 9457 Authors:M. NottinghamE. Wilde Stream:IETF Source:appsawg (art) Cite this RFC: TXT | XML | BibTeX DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7807 Discuss this RFC: Send questions or comments to the mailing list art@ietf.org Other actions: View Errata | Submit Errata | Find IPR Disclosures from the IETF | View History of RFC 7807 Abstract This document defines a "problem detail" as a way to carry machine- readable details of errors in a HTTP response to avoid the need to define new error response formats for HTTP APIs. For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026. For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729. Document RetrievalErrataFrequently Asked QuestionsFuture Format FAQHistoryAbout UsOther InformationPublication ProcessPublication QueueStyle Guide Advanced Search