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## So how does it work?
A basic JSend-compliant response is as simple as this:
```
```json
{
status : "success",
data : {
"status" : "success",
"data" : {
"post" : { "id" : 1, "title" : "A blog post", "body" : "Some useful content" }
}
}
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### Success ###
When an API call is successful, the JSend object is used as a simple envelope for the results, using the data key, as in the following:
#### GET /posts.json: ####
```
```json
{
status : "success",
data : {
"status" : "success",
"data" : {
"posts" : [
{ "id" : 1, "title" : "A blog post", "body" : "Some useful content" },
{ "id" : 2, "title" : "Another blog post", "body" : "More content" },
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}
```
#### GET /posts/2.json: ####
```
```json
{
status : "success",
data : { "post" : { "id" : 2, "title" : "Another blog post", "body" : "More content" }}
"status" : "success",
"data" : { "post" : { "id" : 2, "title" : "Another blog post", "body" : "More content" }}
}
```
#### DELETE /posts/2.json: ####
```
```json
{
status : "success",
data : null
"status" : "success",
"data" : null
}
```
Required keys:
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### Fail ###
When an API call is rejected due to invalid data or call conditions, the JSend object's data key contains an object explaining what went wrong, typically a hash of validation errors. For example:
#### POST /posts.json (with data body: "Trying to creating a blog post"): ####
```
```json
{
"status" : "fail",
"data" : { "title" : "A title is required" }
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### Error ###
When an API call fails due to an error on the server. For example:
#### GET /posts.json: ####
```
```json
{
"status" : "error",
"message" : "Unable to communicate with database"
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