[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35527: Incorrect status code used for generic REST error

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#35527: Incorrect status code used for generic REST error
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 Reporter:  danielbachhuber           |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  REST API                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by rachelbaker):

 @danielbachhuber Shouldn't the WP_Error messages be different.  For the
 `401` error it would be helpful to say something like `rest_unauthorized`
 `Sorry, you are not authenticated correctly. Please re-authenticate and
 try again.`

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