HTTP 418 I'm a Teapot

What is HTTP 418 I'm a Teapot?

The 418 (I'm a Teapot) status code was defined in RFC 2324 as an April Fools' Day joke. It indicates that the server is a teapot and cannot brew coffee. While not a real status code, some servers and frameworks use it as a playful Easter egg.

Common Use Cases

• April Fools' Easter eggs
• Testing client error handling
• Teapot-powered web servers

// Laravel - returning 418 as an Easter egg
if ($request->is('teapot')) {
    return response('I\'m a teapot', 418);
}

// Express.js
res.status(418).send('Short and stout');