HTTP 208 Already Reported

What is HTTP 208 Already Reported?

The 208 (Already Reported) status code is used in WebDAV to prevent the client from repeatedly reporting a binding member in a response. When a response includes members of multiple bindings that refer to the same resource, the resource is reported once with this status code to avoid infinite binding loops.

Common Use Cases

• Preventing duplicate entries in WebDAV collection listings

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<multistatus xmlns="DAV:">
  <response>
    <href>/files/shared</href>
    <status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</status>
  </response>
  <response>
    <href>/other/shared</href>
    <status>HTTP/1.1 208 Already Reported</status>
  </response>
</multistatus>