← All Status Codes
202
Accepted
✅ Success
Info Risk
📖 What Is HTTP 202?
The request has been accepted for processing but has not been completed. Used for async operations where the result will be available later.
🛡️ Security Implications
Ensure the async processing cannot be abused for resource exhaustion. Implement rate limiting on accepted requests.
🔍 Common Causes
Server accepted an async job (email sending, report generation, batch processing) that will complete in the background.
🔧 How to Fix
Provide a status endpoint where clients can check if the async operation completed. Include a Location or Retry-After header.
🖥️ How to Check
curl -I -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://example.com