HTTP 208 Already Reported — WebDAV Duplicate Suppression

Overview

HTTP 208 Already Reported is a WebDAV status code used to avoid enumerating internal members of multiple bindings to the same collection repeatedly.

Key Details

• Defined in RFC 5842 for WebDAV binding extensions
• Used inside a DAV:propstat response element
• Prevents duplicate entries when a resource is bound multiple times
• Very rarely encountered outside of WebDAV implementations
• The resource was already included in a previous part of the multistatus response

Common Causes

• WebDAV PROPFIND request on a collection with multiple bindings
• Resource appears in multiple locations due to WebDAV bindings
• Server optimizing multistatus response to avoid redundancy

Steps

1. 1No action needed — this is informational in WebDAV responses
2. 2If developing a WebDAV client, handle 208 as a success code
3. 3Check the full multistatus response for the resource details in an earlier entry
4. 4Consult RFC 5842 for WebDAV binding protocol details
5. 5This status code should never appear in normal web browsing

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