--- title: respond (Caddyfile directive) --- # respond Writes a hard-coded/static response to the client. ## Syntax ``` respond [] | [] { body close } ``` - **<status>** is the HTTP status code to write. Default 200. - **<body>** is the response body to write. - **body** is an alternate way to provide a body; convenient if it is multiple lines. - **close** will close the client's connection to the server after writing the response. To clarify, the first non-matcher argument can be either a 3-digit status code or a response body string. If it is a body, the next argument can be the status code. ## Examples Write a 200 status with an empty body to all health checks: ``` respond /health-check 200 ``` Write a simple response body to all requests: ``` respond "Hello, world!" ``` Write an error response and close the connection: ``` respond /secret/* "Access denied" 403 { close } ```