What does HTTP 418 mean?
An April Fools' joke status from RFC 2324 meaning the server refuses to brew coffee because it is a teapot.
Common causes and when you see it
Sometimes used as an Easter egg or to flag unwanted bot traffic.
How to fix or handle it
No fix required. Do not rely on it for production behaviour.
Test it yourself
Send a request with the online API tester, inspect the response with the HTTP header checker, or host an endpoint that returns 418 with the mock API generator to see how your app reacts.
HTTP 418 questions
An April Fools' joke status from RFC 2324 meaning the server refuses to brew coffee because it is a teapot.
Sometimes used as an Easter egg or to flag unwanted bot traffic.
No fix required. Do not rely on it for production behaviour.