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202 Accepted

The request has been accepted but not yet acted upon.

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Status Code
202
Name
Accepted
Category
2xx

Detailed Explanation

HTTP 202 Accepted indicates the request has been received and accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed. It is used for asynchronous operations where the server will handle the work later — such as email sending, file processing, or batch jobs that cannot return an immediate result.

Common Causes
  • An asynchronous email send request was queued
  • A long-running batch job was enqueued for background processing
  • An external service integration task is being handled asynchronously
  • A file processing or report generation task was initiated
How to Fix
  • 1.202 is a normal response — no fix needed
  • 2.Consider including a polling URL or webhook endpoint in the response for status tracking
  • 3.Implement a notification mechanism for when the async task fails

Related HTTP Headers

LocationContent-Type

Response Example

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/json
Location: /api/jobs/abc123

{"jobId":"abc123","status":"pending","checkUrl":"/api/jobs/abc123"}

Related Status Codes

200OKThe request has succeeded.201CreatedThe request has been fulfilled and a new resource has been created.203Non-Authoritative InformationThe response is from a transforming proxy, not the origin server.204No ContentThe server successfully processed the request but returns no content.205Reset ContentThe server processed the request; the client should reset the document view.
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