I've created a login page for my website where users authenticate with their username and password. The browser sends a POST request to the backend to check these credentials. I'm wondering what the backend should send back to the server besides just a 200 OK status. Any advice? Thanks!
2 Answers
It mainly depends on what you need for your frontend. A simple 200 response might be enough, but it's good to include the success status and maybe some user permissions. For a chat website, you could return the user's chats as part of the response. Just make sure you’re not missing any security considerations.
Usually, returning a status code of 200 along with a message like { success: true, message: "Authenticated successfully"} is a solid approach. This way, you can easily manage error messages on the frontend too. If there's an issue, make sure to return the appropriate status codes, like 401 for unauthorized access.
You should definitely consider the security aspect, especially when handling sensitive information like user permissions.