RFC 7807 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Problem Details for HTTP APIs
Overview
RFC 7807, “Problem Details for HTTP APIs”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2016 by M. Nottingham, E. Wilde. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9457 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
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.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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