In response to this request, the server will return headers along with the content. Below are examples of the headers you might see:
| HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: text/html Set-Cookie: <cookie value> <website content> |
The response header and content dictate what will be displayed in the browser. The HTTP response headers are explained as follows:
|
Header |
Explanation |
|
HTTP/1.1 200 OK |
The HTTP response code, which is explained in detail in the HTTP Response Codes section. |
|
Content-Type: text/html |
Indicates the type of content being returned, such as HTML, JSON, or XML. |
|
Set-Cookie: |
Any special values that the client should retain and send back in the next request. |