Explain HTTP status code on the command line

http_status_codes

# based on https://github.com/rspivak/httpcode/blob/master/src/httpcode/__init__.py
# http://ruslanspivak.com/2011/12/21/httpcode-explain-http-status-code-on-the-command-line/
# just put it into your Powershell profile and use like $http_status_code[405]

$http_status_codes = @{
    100 = @('<Continue>', 'Request received, please continue');
    101 = @('<Switching Protocols>',
          'Switching to new protocol; obey Upgrade header');

    200 = @('<OK>', 'Request fulfilled, document follows');
    201 = @('<Created>', 'Document created, URL follows');
    202 = @('<Accepted>',
          'Request accepted, processing continues off-line');
    203 = @('<Non-Authoritative Information>', 'Request fulfilled from cache');
    204 = @('<No Content>', 'Request fulfilled, nothing follows');
    205 = @('<Reset Content>', 'Clear input form for further input.');
    206 = @('<Partial Content>', 'Partial content follows.');

    300 = @('<Multiple Choices>',
          'Object has several resources -- see URI list');
    301 = @('<Moved Permanently>', 'Object moved permanently -- see URI list');
    302 = @('<Found>', 'Object moved temporarily -- see URI list');
    303 = @('<See Other>', 'Object moved -- see Method and URL list');
    304 = @('<Not Modified>',
          'Document has not changed since given time');
    305 = @('<Use Proxy>',
          'You must use proxy specified in Location to access this '
          'resource.');
    307 = @('<Temporary Redirect>',
          'Object moved temporarily -- see URI list');

    400 = @('<Bad Request>',
          'Bad request syntax or unsupported method');
    401 = @('<Unauthorized>',
          'No permission -- see authorization schemes');
    402 = @('<Payment Required>',
          'No payment -- see charging schemes');
    403 = @('<Forbidden>',
          'Request forbidden -- authorization will not help');
    404 = @('<Not Found>', 'Nothing matches the given URI');
    405 = @('<Method Not Allowed>',
          'Specified method is invalid for this resource.');
    406 = @('<Not Acceptable>', 'URI not available in preferred format.');
    407 = @('<Proxy Authentication Required>', 'You must authenticate with '
          'this proxy before proceeding.');
    408 = @('<Request Timeout>', 'Request timed out; try again later.');
    409 = @('<Conflict>', 'Request conflict.');
    410 = @('<Gone>',
          'URI no longer exists and has been permanently removed.');
    411 = @('<Length Required>', 'Client must specify Content-Length.');
    412 = @('<Precondition Failed>', 'Precondition in headers is false.');
    413 = @('<Request Entity Too Large>', 'Entity is too large.');
    414 = @('<Request-URI Too Long>', 'URI is too long.');
    415 = @('<Unsupported Media Type>', 'Entity body in unsupported format.');
    416 = @('<Requested Range Not Satisfiable>',
          'Cannot satisfy request range.');
    417 = @('<Expectation Failed>',
          'Expect condition could not be satisfied.');
    418 = @("I'm a teapot", 'The HTCPCP server is a teapot');

    500 = @('<Internal Server Error>', 'Server got itself in trouble');
    501 = @('<Not Implemented>',
          'Server does not support this operation');
    502 = @('<Bad Gateway>', 'Invalid responses from another server/proxy.');
    503 = @('<Service Unavailable>',
          'The server cannot process the request due to a high load');
    504 = @('<Gateway Timeout>',
          'The gateway server did not receive a timely response');
    505 = @('<HTTP Version Not Supported>', 'Cannot fulfill request.');
    }

If you want to find code by text:

PS> $http_status_codes.GetEnumerator() | ? {$_.Value -match "proxy" }

Name Value

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305 {, You must use proxy specified in Location to access this , resource.}
502 {, Invalid responses from another server/proxy.}
407 {, You must authenticate with , this proxy before proc...