Technical SEO

HTTP

Also known as: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

A protocol for exchanging requests and responses between a client, such as a browser, and a server.

A practical example

A browser requests a page and receives a document with a response status.

What should I know?

Status code and response body describe different aspects of the same request.

Technical SEO in practice

Check crawler access, server responses, and content processing separately. Then assess indexing and search appearance. These stages are connected but distinct and need different diagnostic methods.

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Related terms

HTTPSHTTP communication protected with transport encryption and server authentication.404 errorA server response saying the requested resource was not found.APIAn agreed interface allowing programs to use another system's data or actions.

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