Tells the client to reset the document view that sent the request.
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When does it occur
Tells the client to reset the document view that sent the request.
It belongs to the 2xx Successful class of responses, defined in RFC7231#6.3.6.
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205 belongs to the 2xx Successful class and is usually cacheable per headers such as Cache-Control (e.g. 200, 301, 304).
2xx Successful: Tells the client to reset the document view that sent the request.
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Updated 2026-09-13
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