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401 Unauthorized

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HTTP 401 Unauthorized is a 4xx client error status code in the IANA HTTP Status Code Registry.

  • Code: 401
  • Reason phrase: Unauthorized
  • Class: 4xx (Client Error)
  • Defined in: RFC 9110, Section 15.5.2

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