# setResponseStatus
> setResponseStatus sets the status (and optionally the statusText) of the response.
Nuxt provides composables and utilities for first-class server-side-rendering support.
`setResponseStatus` sets the status (and optionally the statusText) of the response.
`setResponseStatus` can only be called in the [Nuxt context](/docs/4.x/guide/going-further/nuxt-app#the-nuxt-context).
```ts
const event = useRequestEvent()
// event will be undefined in the browser
if (event) {
// 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')
}
```
In the browser, `setResponseStatus` will have no effect.
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- [Source](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/main/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/ssr.ts)