HTTP status
HTTP 402 Payment Required
- 402 Payment Required
- Client error
- RFC 9110
HTTP 402 Payment Required is a client error response: reserved for future use; used ad hoc by some APIs. It is defined in RFC 9110, and the request was malformed or cannot be fulfilled as sent.
What it means
Status code402
Reason phrasePayment Requiredadvisory only; clients must not depend on the wording
Class4xx Client error
MeaningReserved for future use; used ad hoc by some APIs
Defined inRFC 9110
Cacheable by defaultNoonly cacheable if the response says so explicitly
How clients behave
Indicates an errorYes
Whose faultThe request
Body expectedUsually
Safe to retry automaticallyNo
The 4xx class
Class meaningThe request was malformed or cannot be fulfilled as sent
Codes in this class29
Lowest in class400
Highest in class451
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