How do I return specific http status codes from a remote method in loopback?
I would like to know if there is a way to returns a specific HTTP status code from within a remote method.
I can see that there is a callback function which we can pass an error object, but how do we define the HTTP status code?
Answer
If you wish to use an HTTP status code to notify of an error, you can pass an error in the remote methods callback method:
var error = new Error("New password and confirmation do not match");
error.status = 400;
return cb(error);You can find more information about the error object here: Error object
If you wish to just alter the HTTP response status without using an error, you can use one of the two methods defined by either #danielrvt or #superkhau. To obtain the reference to the request object mentioned by #superkhau, in your method registration you can define an additional argument that will be passed to your remote method. See HTTP mapping of input arguments