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I am creating a REST API which will run a simple database query and return some data, based on the payload.

If my SQL query returns no results then I am returning the plain text "No Records Found".

What HTTP response code would be appropriate for such an event. Is it 200 or 404.

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If you are returning a JSON payload and your resource can be represented as a collection, then it makes sense to return 200 along with an empty array ([]) in the response payload.

If you are returning a single resource for a given identifier, and no resource can be found with the given identifier, then it makes sense to return 404.

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This is the correct answer. Getting an empty collection is like receiving an empty package. The package exists (so no 404), but there's nothing in it.

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