HTTP Status Codes

208 Already Reported

Used inside a WebDAV 207 body to avoid listing the members of a resource binding more than once when the same collection is enumerated repeatedly.

What it means

208 Already Reported (RFC 5842) appears within a 207 Multi-Status response. When a collection is bound in multiple places, it prevents the server from enumerating the same members repeatedly by marking them as already reported.

Why it matters

  • It keeps recursive WebDAV enumerations compact and avoids infinite loops over cyclic bindings.

Common mistakes

  • Encountering 208 outside a 207 body, where it has no meaning.

How WebInspect checks this

  • WebInspect surfaces the enclosing 207 response and its body without altering it.