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HTTP 206 Partial Content — Range Request Response

Informational2xx success

Overview

HTTP 206 Partial Content is returned when the server sends only part of the resource as requested by Range header.

Key Details

Status: 206 Partial Content
Category: 2xx Success
Only part of the resource is returned
Used with Range requests for large files

Common Causes

Client requested a specific byte range
Video/audio streaming using range requests
Resuming a paused download
PDF viewer loading page by page

Steps

1Set Range header in the request
2Check Content-Range in the response
3Handle multipart responses if requesting multiple ranges
4Use for implementing download resume functionality

Tags

http-status2xx-successhttp-206httpstatus-code

More in 2xx Success

http-200-okHTTP 200 OK — What It Means & How to Fix It

http-201-createdHTTP 201 Created — What It Means & How to Fix It

http-202-acceptedHTTP 202 Accepted — What It Means & How to Fix It

http-203-non-authoritative-informationHTTP 203 Non-Authoritative Information — What It Means & How to Fix It

http-204-no-contentHTTP 204 No Content — What It Means & How to Fix It

http-205-reset-contentHTTP 205 Reset Content — What It Means & How to Fix It

Frequently Asked Questions

Mainly for video streaming and resumable file downloads.