title: Django: do I need to do HttpResponseRedirect to render a simple string after a POST?
body: <p>I've got a mobile app that makes POST requests to a Django site. </p>
  
  <p>I want to return a simple string (not a template-based page) after the app makes the POST request, saying 'Success' or 'Failure' <strong>(EDIT: plus a bit of extra info)</strong> as appropriate.</p>
  
  <p>****EDIT: note that it's <em>not</em> a browser making the request, it's an app (so there's no BACK button involved) and I'd like to do some extra app-side work based on the results of the POST request - basically I want to hand back some information.*****</p>
  
  <p>However I know that after a POST request in Django you're supposed to do a HttpResponseRedirect. But, do I really need to redirect to another page and write a new function to handle it, all to output a string? </p>
  
  <p>And if so, how do I pass the success/failure status of the app in the HttpResponseRedirect, since it's only supposed to take one argument?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>