Httpstat.us

httpstat.us is a super simple service for generating different HTTP status codes. It is useful for testing how your own scripts and applications deal with varying HTTP responses, allowing developers to simulate different server response scenarios.

Httpstat.us publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Httpstat API and Random API. Tagged areas include HTTP, Status Codes, Testing, and Utilities.

The Httpstat.us catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

27.6/100 emerging ▼ -5.3 Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
2 APIs
HTTPStatus CodesTestingUtilities

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 27.6/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 11.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 1.2 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Httpstat.us Httpstat API

The Httpstat API from Httpstat.us — 1 operation(s) for httpstat.

Httpstat.us Random API

The Random API from Httpstat.us — 1 operation(s) for random.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

httpstat

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Httpstat Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Httpstat.us API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Httpstat Domain Security

TLSv1.2

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Httpstat Agentic Access

2 operations

2 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: httpstat
name: Httpstat.us
description: httpstat.us is a super simple service for generating different HTTP status codes. It is useful for testing how
  your own scripts and applications deal with varying HTTP responses, allowing developers to simulate different server response
  scenarios.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/httpstat/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/httpstat.png
tags:
- HTTP
- Status Codes
- Testing
- Utilities
created: '2024-11-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: httpstat:httpstat-httpstat-api
  name: Httpstat.us Httpstat API
  description: The Httpstat API from Httpstat.us — 1 operation(s) for httpstat.
  humanURL: https://httpstat.us/
  baseURL: https://httpstat.us
  tags:
  - Httpstat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/httpstat-httpstat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://httpstat.us/
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/httpstat-rules.yml
- aid: httpstat:httpstat-random-api
  name: Httpstat.us Random API
  description: The Random API from Httpstat.us — 1 operation(s) for random.
  humanURL: https://httpstat.us/
  baseURL: https://httpstat.us
  tags:
  - Random
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/httpstat-random-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://httpstat.us/
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/httpstat-rules.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/httpstat-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/httpstat-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://httpstat.us/
- type: Repository
  url: https://github.com/Readify/httpstatus
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com