httpstatuses/contents/codes/205.md

---
set: 2
code: 205
title: Reset Content
references:
    "Rails HTTP Status Symbol": ":reset_content"
---

The server has fulfilled the request and desires that the user agent reset the
"document view", which caused the request to be sent, to its original state as
received from the origin server.

This response is intended to support a common data entry use case where the user
receives content that supports data entry (a form, notepad, canvas, etc.),
enters or manipulates data in that space, causes the entered data to be
submitted in a request, and then the data entry mechanism is reset for the next
entry so that the user can easily initiate another input action.

Since the 205 status code implies that no additional content will be provided, a
server MUST NOT generate a payload in a 205 response. In other words, a server
MUST do one of the following for a 205 response: a) indicate a zero-length body
for the response by including a Content-Length header field with a value of 0;
b) indicate a zero-length payload for the response by including a
Transfer-Encoding header field with a value of chunked and a message body
consisting of a single chunk of zero-length; or, c) close the connection
immediately after sending the blank line terminating the header section.

---

* Source: [RFC7231 Section 6.3.6][1]

[1]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.6>