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Asked: 2026-06-02T02:46:55+00:00

I submit a form using ajax, and the validation is done on server side.

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I submit a form using ajax, and the validation is done on server side.
If validation fails I return a json encoded object with the errors and status code: 500.
When on client side jquery gets the response my error handler function is called and it works perfectly, BUT
(probably this is a normal behavior) an exception is thrown in Chrome (probably other browser too):

POST http://localhost/workplace/.../clients/create 500 (Internal Server Error)

This makes me and probably my clients ‘feel’ that my program isn’t working correctly, but there is just a validation error.
How to handle this situation?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You shouldn’t return a 500 (Internal Server Error) Code. This is to indicate that is something wrong with the server (not with the request). This is probably what is causing the exception. I believe that is fine to return a 200 (OK) code. You don’t need to reflect the validation error in the HTTP status code.

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