2xx Success
HTTP 202 Accepted
The request was accepted for processing, but the processing hasn’t finished and may still fail. It is used for work that is queued, such as exports and batch jobs. HTTP has no way to tell the client the outcome later, so the response usually links to somewhere the client can check the job’s status.
Defined in RFC 9110, section 15.3.3(opens in a new tab)
//_01 Uptime checks
Is 202 up or down for a monitor?
Uptimecheck HTTP monitor
Default settings
Up. By default an Uptimecheck HTTP monitor accepts 200–399 as up, so a 202 counts as up. With a keyword check, the page must also contain the word you set.
Is it down? checker
Free, at /is-it-down/
Up: the checker counts any answer below 500 as the site answering.
//_02 Causes and fixes
Why you see 202 and what to do
Typical causes
- An API that queues work instead of doing it while the client waits.
If you run the site
- Return a link to a status resource the client can poll, and say when to check again.
If you’re a visitor
- Your request is queued; the result comes later, often by email or on another page.
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Questions
What does HTTP 202 mean?
The request was accepted for processing, but the processing hasn’t finished and may still fail. It is used for work that is queued, such as exports and batch jobs. HTTP has no way to tell the client the outcome later, so the response usually links to somewhere the client can check the job’s status.
Does an uptime monitor count 202 as down?
Up. By default an Uptimecheck HTTP monitor accepts 200–399 as up, so a 202 counts as up. With a keyword check, the page must also contain the word you set.
Downtime is obsolete.
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