Errors & Content Negotiation interview questions

12 real Errors & Content Negotiation questions from the REST API bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is Accept Header?

Junior
  1. A.a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
  2. B.a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
  3. C.the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
  4. D.a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
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2. Which term means: "a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation"?

Junior
  1. A.Retry-After
  2. B.Content Negotiation
  3. C.Problem Details
  4. D.Accept Header
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Accept Header — a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
  2. B.Accept Header — a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
  3. C.Accept Header — the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
  4. D.Accept Header — a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
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4. What is Content Negotiation?

Mid
  1. A.a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
  2. B.a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
  3. C.a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
  4. D.the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
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5. Which term means: "the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers"?

Mid
  1. A.Accept Header
  2. B.Problem Details
  3. C.Content Negotiation
  4. D.Retry-After
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6. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Content Negotiation — a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
  2. B.Content Negotiation — the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
  3. C.Content Negotiation — a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
  4. D.Content Negotiation — a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
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7. What is Problem Details?

Senior
  1. A.a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
  2. B.a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
  3. C.the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
  4. D.a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
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8. Which term means: "a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses"?

Senior
  1. A.Accept Header
  2. B.Problem Details
  3. C.Content Negotiation
  4. D.Retry-After
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9. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Problem Details — a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
  2. B.Problem Details — a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
  3. C.Problem Details — the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
  4. D.Problem Details — a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
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10. What is Retry-After?

Mid
  1. A.a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
  2. B.the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
  3. C.a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
  4. D.a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
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11. Which term means: "a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses"?

Mid
  1. A.Content Negotiation
  2. B.Accept Header
  3. C.Retry-After
  4. D.Problem Details
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12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Retry-After — the mechanism by which client and server agree on the representation format of a resource using Accept and related headers
  2. B.Retry-After — a response header telling the client how long to wait before retrying, commonly paired with rate-limit or unavailability responses
  3. C.Retry-After — a standardized JSON error format (RFC 7807) with fields like type, title, status, and detail for machine-readable error responses
  4. D.Retry-After — a request header by which a client states which media types it can handle, driving the server's choice of representation
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