How to redirect curl to a variable and compare with a string?

Question

linux

Is there a script something like

status=$(curl -k -Is https://example.com" | head -1)

if [ "$status" = "HTTP/2 200" ]
then
  echo -e "Server status OK"
elif [ "$status" = "HTTP/2 401" ]
then
  echo -e "Server have problem with auth"
else
  echo -e "Server status ERROR"
fi

But for some reason, when comparing, the $status variable and the string "HTTP/2 200" are not equal, although if you do echo $status, it returns just such a string.
How can I get $status = "HTTP/2 200"?

Answer 1

can be easier

status=$(curl -o /dev/null -Iksw "%{http_code}" https://example.com)

and compare the code itself with what you need

Answer 2

The first thing that caught my eye was that the comparison should use two equal signs
if [ "$status" == "HTTP/2 200" ]