---
type: Article
title: "HTTP Status Codes for SEO and Crawlers"
description: "HTTP status codes for SEO and crawlers — when to use 200, 301, 302, 308, 404, 410, 503, and the indexation behavior each produces on JavaScript-heavy sites."
resource: "https://prerendering.com/blog/http-status-codes-for-seo-and-crawlers"
tags: [http status codes, technical seo, redirects, indexation, crawlability]
timestamp: 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z
---

# HTTP Status Codes for SEO and Crawlers

HTTP status codes for SEO and crawlers — when to use 200, 301, 302, 308, 404, 410, 503, and the indexation behavior each produces on JavaScript-heavy sites.

A practical guide to HTTP status codes for SEO covering redirects, deleted pages, temporary failures, crawler expectations, and route-level implementation rules for modern websites.

## Details

- Category: Technical SEO
- Reading time: 12 min
- Topics: HTTP Status Codes, Technical SEO, Redirects, Indexation, Crawlability

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