| Status code | 206 |
|---|---|
| Status text | Partial Content |
| Category | 2xx Success |
| Response has body | Usually |
| Specification | RFC 9110 |
What does 206 Partial Content mean?
The server is delivering only part of the resource, as requested by a Range header. It belongs to the 2xx Success class, which means the request was received, understood and accepted.
When do APIs return 206?
Resumable downloads and media streaming.
How to fix a 206 Partial Content
Expected when you send a Range header. Check Content-Range to see which bytes you received.
Reproduce a 206 response
The fastest way to understand a status code is to trigger one and read the full response. Open the
API tester and send a request to https://httpbin.org/status/206 — you will
see the 206 status along with every response header the server sent. Comparing those headers against
a working request is often what reveals the cause.
When you are debugging a real endpoint, check the response headers as carefully as the body, and confirm you are using the right HTTP method for the operation.
Related 2xx status codes
200 OK
The request succeeded and the response body contains the result.
201 Created
The request succeeded and a new resource was created as a result.
202 Accepted
The request was accepted for processing, but the processing has not finished.
204 No Content
The request succeeded and there is deliberately no response body.