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Status code

Also written: status codes

A number in an API's reply saying how it went: 200 means OK, 404 means not found.

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API: A way for one program to ask another for data or actions, usually over the internet.
endpoint: One specific web address of an API that does one job, like /v1/messages.
HTTP: The rules web browsers and APIs use to send requests and get responses.