`res.sendStatus()`

Sets the status code and sends its standard status message as the body.

Since Express 4 Spec ↗

Syntax

res.sendStatus(statusCode)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`statusCode`	`number`	Yes	The HTTP status code to set and send.

Returns

Response — The response object.

Examples

app.delete('/items/:id', (req, res) => {
  remove(req.params.id);
  res.sendStatus(204);
});

Output

(204 No Content)

app.post('/login', (req, res) => {
  res.sendStatus(401);
});

Output

(401) Unauthorized

Notes

Sends the textual reason phrase as the body (e.g. body `"Not Found"` for 404). For an empty body with a specific code use `res.status(code).end()`; for a JSON error use `res.status(code).json(...)`.