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HTTP 206 — Partial Content

The server is delivering only part of the resource due to a Range header sent by the client.

Status CodeHTTP 206
CategorySuccess (2xx)
API Error Subtypes0 error schemas
HTTP Headers4 headers

What does HTTP status code 206 mean?

The 206 Partial Content status code is returned when the client requested a specific byte range of a resource (using the Range header) and the server is delivering only that portion.

When to use it in APIs

Useful for APIs serving binary files, videos, or large log files, enabling clients to download files in chunks or resume interrupted downloads.

How it compares to other codes

  • 200 OK: Returns the entire resource, not a segmented portion.

Specific API Error Types for 206

No specific Problem+JSON schemas have been defined for HTTP 206 on apiguide.dev yet.

Associated HTTP Headers

Accept-Ranges

Advertises whether a server supports range requests for a resource.

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Content-Range

Indicates which portion of a resource is delivered in a partial response.

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Link

Provides a means to serialize relationships between resources in HTTP headers, commonly used for pagination.

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Range

Requests only part of a resource by specifying one or more byte ranges.

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Related HTTP Status Codes

HTTP 200 — OK

The request has succeeded. The response payload contains the requested resource representation.

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