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HTTP Cats

by surprisetalk on 1/30/2026, 1:56:51 PM

https://http.cat/

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by: roblh

I unironically use this website everytime I forget a status code at work. The name is instantly memorable, it loads immediately, and I can ctrl-f it. It's basically muscle memory at this point.

1/30/2026, 9:50:42 PM


by: potatosalad99

I love how there is a Catalan version too! I guess it’s probably a requirement for getting the .cat domain.

1/30/2026, 5:20:36 PM


by: adocomplete

I'm partial to http.dog

1/30/2026, 10:50:26 PM


by: HelloUsername

Previous discussions:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=37735614">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=37735614</a> (2023)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=31438989">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=31438989</a> (2022)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=20283794">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=20283794</a> (2019)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10161323">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10161323</a> (2015)

1/30/2026, 6:28:39 PM


by: tantalor

I used similar idea in an app a while back:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;tantalor&#x2F;emend&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;app&#x2F;static&#x2F;images&#x2F;errors&#x2F;500.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;tantalor&#x2F;emend&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;app&#x2F;static&#x2F;ima...</a><p>Still gives me a chuckle

1/30/2026, 10:24:52 PM


by: agcat

This is hilarious

1/30/2026, 10:45:53 PM


by: mattcantstop

404 should have been the cat footprints in the concrete but without the cat.

1/30/2026, 9:43:12 PM


by: carlos-menezes

There&#x27;s an alternative[0] for the canine lovers.<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;httpstatusdogs.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;httpstatusdogs.com</a>

1/30/2026, 6:31:40 PM


by: taherm789

Love http and love cats

1/30/2026, 5:47:19 PM


by: nkrisc

Is the picture for 303 meant to be the device from Heisenberg’s thought experiment?

1/30/2026, 8:30:50 PM


by: t1234s

Do any browsers recognize a 420 response code?

1/30/2026, 7:18:39 PM


by: montroser

Nginx makin&#x27; up status codes...

1/30/2026, 8:50:28 PM


by: tkiolp4

This is fun because it’s pre-AI and most of the pics are real. Doing this nowadays would be a meh.

1/30/2026, 9:38:12 PM


by: falcor84

Not to be confused with Cat as a Service - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cataas.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cataas.com&#x2F;</a>

1/30/2026, 7:32:19 PM


by: npodbielski

450 gave me good chuckle

1/30/2026, 8:34:16 PM


by: ulrischa

Wo makes this with babies?

1/30/2026, 7:58:54 PM


by: cat-whisperer

this is exactly what I was looking for!

1/30/2026, 7:38:57 PM


by: superkuh

HTTP 000: HTTP not found. HTTPS CA TLS only.<p>That said, at least they have a broad cipher set support and their HTTPS-only implemetation does work in older browsers and systems. That&#x27;s nice. But HTTP+HTTPS would be better.

1/30/2026, 6:28:08 PM