I'm a Teapot!

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Oops! This server is a teapot, not a coffee machine. According to RFC 2324, I refuse to brew coffee because I'm permanently a teapot. But I make excellent tea! ☕

Any attempt to brew coffee with a teapot should result in the error code "418 I'm a teapot". The resulting entity body MAY be short and stout.

— RFC 2324 (April Fools' RFC)

Fun Facts About HTTP 418

🎭 April Fools' Origin: HTTP 418 was introduced in RFC 2324 as an April Fools' joke in 1998.

🫖 Real Implementation: Despite being a joke, many web servers actually implement this status code!

🌍 Community Love: The teapot error has become beloved by developers worldwide and is often used for easter eggs.

📚 Official Status: It's officially part of HTTP specifications and is here to stay!

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