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101Switching Protocols

The requester has asked the server to switch protocols.

What is HTTP 101?

The 101 Switching Protocols response indicates the server is switching to a different protocol as requested by the client via the Upgrade header. Commonly used to upgrade an HTTP connection to WebSocket.

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Common Use Cases

  • WebSocket handshake upgrade
  • HTTP/1.1 to HTTP/2 upgrade

Quick Facts

Code101
Category1xx
TypeInformational

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