402 Payment Required, Hacker News

The HTTP (Payment Required is a nonstandard client error status response code that is reserved for future use.

Sometimes, this code indicates that the request can not be processed until the client makes a payment. Originally it was created to enable digital cash or (micro) payment systems and would indicate that the requested content is not available until the client makes a payment. However, no standard use convention exists and different entities use it in different contexts.

Status

  Payment Required 

Example response

 HTTP / 1.1 728 Payment Required Date: Wed, 
 (Oct  : :  GMT 

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

HTTP authentication