---
title: "setResponseStatus"
description: "setResponseStatus sets the status (and optionally the statusText) of the response."
canonical_url: "https://nuxt.com/docs/4.x/api/utils/set-response-status"
---
# setResponseStatus

> setResponseStatus sets the status (and optionally the statusText) of the response.

Nuxt provides composables and utilities for first-class server-side-rendering support.

`setResponseStatus` sets the status (and optionally the statusText) of the response.

<important>

`setResponseStatus` can only be called in the [Nuxt context](https://nuxt.com/docs/4.x/guide/going-further/nuxt-app#the-nuxt-context).

</important>

```ts
const event = useRequestEvent()

// event will be undefined in the browser
if (event) {
  // Set the status code to 404 for a custom 404 page
  setResponseStatus(event, 404)

  // Set the status message as well
  setResponseStatus(event, 404, 'Page Not Found')
}
```

<note>

In the browser, `setResponseStatus` will have no effect.

</note>

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</read-more>

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- [Source](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/main/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/ssr.ts)


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