the number of times this has cost me an hour

There is a narrow case for it in batch endpoints where individual items can fail independently, but the envelope has to make the partial failure unmissable. Most implementations do not.

200 means the http layer worked. thats all it ever meant

THANK YOU 🔥 put it on a poster

right?? straight TRUTH 🔥🤯 maybe even tattoo it on my keyboard lol that error BODY is a NO-GO 🚫👀