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Re:HTTP 402: Payment Required by pyuser583 on Saturday February 01, 2020 @09:24PM (#22214745)
Yeah ... current practice treats the need for payment as a permissions issue and thus 403.

But in Shopify’s case, the client has no permissions problem.

What you’re describing really is a 500-range issue ... or even an old fashioned 404.

Like I said on another comment, this really is a header or body issue.

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Re:HTTP 402: Payment Required by mewpmewp2 on Sunday February 02, 2020 @02:36AM (#22215717)
Yeah I am thinking 503 to be the most appropriate.
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