With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it is a time for romantic hopefuls to ask out the object of their affection, and await an answer. It could be a simple “yes,” a sad “no,” or a cryptic “I don’t think about you that way, but maybe we can grab a coffee tomorrow?”

Which brings us to HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) codes . When a URL is typed in a browser, a request is sent out to the server and the browser awaits an answer, just like in our scenario. These answers come in the form of an HTTP code, which is a three-digit number that maps to an answer.

With the image of Valentine’s Day in mind, here are a few likely scenarios.

200s: The Happy Ending

Codes in the 200s generally mean that everything is OK. The request was received, understood, and there were no errors on the server. This URL will return a 200.