---
title: "204 No Content"
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/http-status-codes/204"
category: "success"
last_verified: "2026-08-11"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
---

# HTTP 204 No Content

**Summary** — The server successfully processed the request but is not returning any content.

## What it means

HTTP 204 No Content indicates the request was successful, but the server has no content to return. This is commonly used for DELETE operations or form submissions where no redirect is needed.

## Common causes

- Successful DELETE request
- Form submission with no response body needed
- PUT/PATCH request where the client doesn't need updated data

## How to fix

- This is correct behaviour — no fix needed
- If you need a response body, use 200 OK instead

## SEO impact

Pages returning 204 will not be indexed. Only use for API endpoints, never for user-facing pages.

## Monitoring tip

LemWatch will flag if a page that previously returned 200 starts returning 204, as this likely indicates a misconfiguration.

**Related:** [200](https://lemwatch.com/http-status-codes/200.md), [201](https://lemwatch.com/http-status-codes/201.md), [304](https://lemwatch.com/http-status-codes/304.md)

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