Remove location header from post txn response

bigchaindb/web/views/transactions.py

@@ -95,13 +95,4 @@ class TransactionListApi(Resource):
         response = jsonify(tx)
         response.status_code = 202
 
-        # NOTE: According to W3C, sending a relative URI is not allowed in the
-        # Location Header:
-        #   - https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html
-        #
-        # Flask is autocorrecting relative URIs. With the following command,
-        # we're able to prevent this.
-        response.autocorrect_location_header = False
-        status_monitor = '../statuses?transaction_id={}'.format(tx_obj.id)
-        response.headers['Location'] = status_monitor
         return response

docs/server/generate_http_server_api_documentation.py

@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 
 TPLS['post-tx-response'] = """\
 HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
-Location: ../statuses?transaction_id=%(txid)s
 Content-Type: application/json
 
 %(tx)s

docs/server/source/http-client-server-api.rst

@@ -159,15 +159,11 @@ Transactions
       :language: http
 
    .. note::
-       If the server is returning a ``202`` HTTP status code, then the
-       transaction has been accepted for processing. To check the status of the
-       transaction, poll the link to the
-       :ref:`status monitor <get_status_of_transaction>`
-       provided in the ``Location`` header or listen to server's
-       :ref:`WebSocket Event Stream API <The WebSocket Event Stream API>`.
+       If the server is returning a ``202`` HTTP status code when ``mode=aysnc`` or ``mode=sync``, then the
+       transaction has been accepted for processing. The client can subscribe to
+       :ref:`WebSocket Event Stream API <The WebSocket Event Stream API>` for listen for comitted transactions.
 
    :resheader Content-Type: ``application/json``
-   :resheader Location: Relative link to a status monitor for the submitted transaction.
 
    :statuscode 202: The pushed transaction was accepted in the ``BACKLOG``, but the processing has not been completed.
    :statuscode 400: The transaction was malformed and not accepted in the ``BACKLOG``.