[Web-SIG] Use 200 or 400 Status Code When...

[Randy Syring]

I have a page that accepts URL arguments like:

/student/<id>

The id must be an integer or the URL doesn't match and the user is given 
a 404.  But what should I do if the id is given, is an integer, but a 
student with that id does not exist?  I already output a message telling 
the user that they requested an invalid student.  However, should that 
document have a 200 or 400 (or some other) status code?

Thanks.

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