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What is the primary purpose of the response body in an HTTP response message?
What is the primary purpose of the response body in an HTTP response message?
To carry the actual content the client requested or the result of the client's action
What type of data might be contained in the response body when requesting a webpage using a GET request?
What type of data might be contained in the response body when requesting a webpage using a GET request?
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Why might the response body be empty in some cases?
Why might the response body be empty in some cases?
Because the request was successful and doesn't require any data to be sent back, or because of an error condition where the server may not have relevant data to deliver
What is the role of the Content-Type header in the response message?
What is the role of the Content-Type header in the response message?
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What type of data might be returned in the response body when making an API request?
What type of data might be returned in the response body when making an API request?
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What is the relationship between the request and response body in an HTTP transaction?
What is the relationship between the request and response body in an HTTP transaction?
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What is the primary function of the Content-Type header in an HTTP response?
What is the primary function of the Content-Type header in an HTTP response?
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What does the size of the response body depend on?
What does the size of the response body depend on?
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What does the Transfer-Encoding header indicate about the response body?
What does the Transfer-Encoding header indicate about the response body?
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What is the primary role of the response body in an HTTP exchange?
What is the primary role of the response body in an HTTP exchange?
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What is the benefit of understanding the response body in HTTP?
What is the benefit of understanding the response body in HTTP?
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