---
title: 'setResponseStatus'
description: setResponseStatus sets the statusCode (and optionally the statusMessage) of the response.
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  - label: Source
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    size: xs
---

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

`setResponseStatus` sets the statusCode (and optionally the statusMessage) of the response.

```js
const event = useRequestEvent()

// 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')
```

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

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