[FIXED] What is "406-Not Acceptable Response" in HTTP?

Issue

In my Ruby on Rails application I tried to upload an image through the POSTMAN REST client in Base64 format. When I POST the image I am getting a 406 Not Acceptable Response. When I checked my database, the image was there and was successfully saved.

What is the reason for this error, is there anything I need to specify in my header?

My request:

URL --- http://localhost:3000/exercises.json

Header:

Content-Type  -  application/json

Raw data:

{
    "exercise": {
        "subbodypart_ids": [
            "1",
            "2"
        ],
        "name": "Exercise14"
    },
    "image_file_name": "Pressurebar Above.jpg",
    "image":"******base64 Format*******"
}

Solution

Your operation did not fail.

Your backend service is saying that the response type it is returning is not provided in the Accept HTTP header in your Client request.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_header_fields

1. Find out the response (content type) returned by Service.
2. Provide this (content type) in your request Accept header.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_status_code -> 406

Answered By - TheWhiteRabbit

Answer Checked By - Willingham (PHPFixing Volunteer)