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Hi, I’m trying to play with `StateHandlers` but I don’t see how I can change the response status code. Do you have an example?

StateHandlers don’t exist to change the response directly from the verification, they exist to setup the internal state of the provider, such that they can return as needed

e.g. if you want a `404` you make sure a resource isn’t in the database vs  a `200` where you ensure the resource does exist

e.g. <https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact-go/blob/master/examples/mux/provider/user_service_test.go#L94-L120>

<@U9UUY3CU9> mmh, Are you sure ? I’m using the pact-go V2 and the StateHandler must return a `ProviderStateV3Response` <https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact-go/blob/2.x.x/examples/provider_test.go#L74-L88>
My Pb is that _ProviderStateV3Response_ is a map of fields used to generate the response body. But I cannot interact with other parts of the response. And If I return `nil` instead of the ProviderStateV3Response, that doesn’t call my ms.
Do you have an example to interact with the database and `ProviderStateV3Response`  ?

`StateHandlers` don’t have access to the request/response at all

They are like a hook for a specific test (interaction). They give you the opportunity to modify the internal state of the provider - but don’t give you access to the request/response

(`RequestFilters` can do that, but it’s not really used for this purpose)

&gt;  My Pb is that _ProviderStateV3Response_ is a map of fields used to generate the response body
no, the `ProviderStateV3Response` is not a response body for the provider test. It’s parameters to configure the current state setup