What does MPNS response with status code 200 and notification status 'Dropped' mean?

Question

For some push messages sent using MPNS I am getting a response with the following values:

• statusCode = 200
• notificationStatus = Dropped
• deviceConnectionStatus = Connected
• subscriptionStatus = Active

Looking at the only documentation I found it seems the meaning of this particular combination is not explained:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/ff941100(v=vs.105).aspx

What I want to know is if I should treat this as an error and if so, should I retry later or just give up?

Answer 1

Even if we cannot find a specific documentation to check the particular combination you provide, we can still analyze it based on our common experience:

• 200 OK means your request has been received successfully
• Dropped means the MPNS has not received your request normally
• Connected refers to your device status when the request is sent
• The last header returns if the channel is still valid(Active) or not(Expired)

Thus, I think you can retry later since your channel is still valid.