API Response

Definitions

1. The data and status information returned by an API after it processes a request. A well-designed API response has a stable structure, clear semantics, and enough context for the client to handle success, failure, or retries correctly.

   In plain English: The result an API sends back after receiving a request.

   Example: "The client bug came from assuming every API response had a `data` field even when validation failures returned a different schema."

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