A network engineer is designing a REST API for a device inventory system. The API should allow clients to create a new device entry. Which HTTP method and success response code combination is most appropriate for this operation?

DELETE method with 204 No Content

A network automation tool is sending configuration changes to a controller. The controller returns HTTP 500 Internal Server Error. What is the most appropriate next step for the engineer?

Re-authenticate with a new token.

Check the controller's logs to identify the server-side exception.

Modify the request body to use different field names.

Change the HTTP method from PUT to POST.

A client receives a 503 Service Unavailable response from a REST API. What is the most likely cause?

The client is not authorized to access the resource.

The client sent a malformed request that the server could not parse.

The requested resource has been permanently moved to a new URL.

The server is temporarily unable to handle the request, often due to maintenance or overload.

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4. Explain Common HTTP Response Codes Associated with REST APIs 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the 2.0 Understanding and Using APIs domain, which accounts for 20% of the 200-901 exam. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~10–16 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 47 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 11–15

11foundation · easy
A REST API client sends a POST request to create a new resource. The server processes the request asynchronously and returns a response immediately, but the actual creation will happen later. Which HTTP response code is most appropriate?
Select an answer first
12application · medium
A network engineer is designing a REST API for a device inventory system. The API should allow clients to create a new device entry. Which HTTP method and success response code combination is most appropriate for this operation?
Select an answer first
13application · medium
A network automation tool is sending configuration changes to a controller. The controller returns HTTP 500 Internal Server Error. What is the most appropriate next step for the engineer?
Select an answer first
14foundation · easy
A client receives a 503 Service Unavailable response from a REST API. What is the most likely cause?
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15application · medium
A network management platform is migrating its API base URL from http://old-api.example.com to http://new-api.example.com. The platform wants clients to automatically use the new URL for all future requests. Which HTTP response code should the old API return to indicate a permanent redirect?
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Questions 11–15

A REST API client sends a POST request to create a new resource. The server processes the request asynchronously and returns a response immediately, but the actual creation will happen later. Which HTTP response code is most appropriate?

A network engineer is designing a REST API for a device inventory system. The API should allow clients to create a new device entry. Which HTTP method and success response code combination is most appropriate for this operation?

A network automation tool is sending configuration changes to a controller. The controller returns HTTP 500 Internal Server Error. What is the most appropriate next step for the engineer?

A client receives a 503 Service Unavailable response from a REST API. What is the most likely cause?

A network management platform is migrating its API base URL from http://old-api.example.com to http://new-api.example.com. The platform wants clients to automatically use the new URL for all future requests. Which HTTP response code should the old API return to indicate a permanent redirect?

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