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url: /mock-server/static.md
description: >-
  Create static mock endpoints in Requesto with hand-written responses. Set
  status codes, headers, delays, and JSON, XML, HTML, or plain text bodies for
  each HTTP method.
---

# Static Endpoints

A static endpoint returns exactly what you write. It is the right choice for fixed responses, error cases, slow responses, and non-JSON bodies. The editor is split in two: response settings on the left, the response body on the right.

## Methods

Each method has its own tab. New endpoints start with a **GET** response. To answer another method, click the faded **+ POST**, **+ PUT**, **+ PATCH**, or **+ DELETE** link at the end of the tabs. To remove a method, select its tab and click the trash icon. An endpoint needs at least one method.

If a request arrives with a method you have not configured, the mock server replies with `405 Method Not Allowed` and an `Allow` header listing the methods that are.

## Response Options

* **Status**: any HTTP status code from 100 to 599
* **Delay**: how long to wait before responding, in milliseconds (up to 60000). Useful for testing loading states and timeouts

## Response Headers

Add any headers you want to return, such as `Location`, `Cache-Control`, or a custom `X-Total-Count`. Untick a row to skip it without deleting it.

You do not need to add a `Content-Type` header. It is set for you from the body format you pick.

## Response Body

Write the body in the editor on the right and choose its format with the **JSON**, **XML**, **HTML**, or **Plain text** buttons. The format sets both the syntax highlighting and the `Content-Type` that is returned.

## Path Parameters

A path segment starting with a colon matches any value. A static endpoint at `/api/users/:id` returns the same response for `/api/users/1` and `/api/users/abc`. If you need responses that change based on the id, use a [dynamic endpoint](/mock-server/dynamic) instead.

## Next Steps

* [Dynamic Endpoints](/mock-server/dynamic)
* [Calling & Debugging](/mock-server/using)