HTTP Status Codes Explained in 12 minutes (200, 404, 500 & More)

Understanding HTTP status codes is critical if you're building automation tools, scrapers, or working with APIs, but most explanations are either too shallow or too theoretical. In this video, we break down HTTP status codes the way developers actually use them and learn the meaning of common HTTP status codes. 👉 This video covers all of it in a clear, practical way. Browserless.io - https://www.browserless.io/ X-Response-Codes - https://docs.browserless.io/rest-apis... Checking for response codes in BQL - https://docs.browserless.io/browserql... Chapters: 00:00 What HTTP Status Codes Actually Mean 00:46 The Simple Trick to Understand All Status Codes 02:08 2xx Codes: When Everything Works 03:17 3xx Redirects: 301 vs 302 (Big SEO Mistake) 04:32 4xx Errors: What You Did Wrong 07:18 5xx Errors: When the Server Breaks 08:25 Why Status Codes Matter (SEO + AI) 9:09 How to See Status Codes in Your Browser 9:37 The Hidden Layer Most Developers Miss 11:36 Wrap Up