HTTPCodes: Names & Descriptions

HTTP CodeNameDescription
100 Continue The server has received the request headers and the client should proceed to send the request body (in the case of a request for which a body needs to be sent; for example, a POST request). Sending a large request body to a server after a request has been rejected for inappropriate headers would be inefficient. To have a server check the request's headers, a client must send Expect: 100-continue as a header in its initial request and receive a 100 Continue status code in response before sending the body. If the client receives an error code such as 403 (Forbidden) or 405 (Method Not Allowed) then it shouldn't send the request's body. The response 417 Expectation Failed indicates that the request should be repeated without the Expect header as it indicates that the server doesn't support expectations (this is the case, for example, of HTTP/1.0 servers)
101 Switching Protocols The requester has asked the server to switch protocols and the server has agreed to do so.
102 Processing A WebDAV request may contain many sub-requests involving file operations, requiring a long time to complete the request. This code indicates that the server has received and is processing the request, but no response is available yet. This prevents the client from timing out and assuming the request was lost.
103 Early Hints Used to return some response headers before final HTTP message.
200 OK Standard response for successful HTTP requests. The actual response will depend on the request method used. In a GET request, the response will contain an entity corresponding to the requested resource. In a POST request, the response will contain an entity describing or containing the result of the action.
201 Created The request has been fulfilled, resulting in the creation of a new resource.
202 Accepted The request has been accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed. The request might or might not be eventually acted upon, and may be disallowed when processing occurs.
203 Non-Authoritative Information The server is a transforming proxy (e.g. a Web accelerator) that received a 200 OK from its origin, but is returning a modified version of the origin's response.
204 No Content The server successfully processed the request and is not returning any content.
205 Reset Content The server successfully processed the request, but is not returning any content. Unlike a 204 response, this response requires that the requester reset the document view.
206 Partial Content The server is delivering only part of the resource (byte serving) due to a range header sent by the client. The range header is used by HTTP clients to enable resuming of interrupted downloads, or split a download into multiple simultaneous streams.
207 Multi-Status The message body that follows is by default an XML message and can contain a number of separate response codes, depending on how many sub-requests were made.
208 Already Reported The members of a DAV binding have already been enumerated in a preceding part of the (multistatus) response, and are not being included again.
226 IM Used The server has fulfilled a request for the resource, and the response is a representation of the result of one or more instance-manipulations applied to the current instance.
300 Multiple Choices Indicates multiple options for the resource from which the client may choose (via agent-driven content negotiation). For example, this code could be used to present multiple video format options, to list files with different filename extensions, or to suggest word-sense disambiguation.
301 Moved Permanently This and all future requests should be directed to the given URI.
302 Found, Moved temporarily Tells the client to look at (browse to) another URL. 302 has been superseded by 303 and 307. This is an example of industry practice contradicting the standard. The HTTP/1.0 specification (RFC 1945) required the client to perform a temporary redirect (the original describing phrase was 'Moved Temporarily'), but popular browsers implemented 302 with the functionality of a 303 See Other. Therefore, HTTP/1.1 added status codes 303 and 307 to distinguish between the two behaviours. However, some Web applications and frameworks use the 302 status code as if it were the 303.
303 See Other The response to the request can be found under another URI using the GET method. When received in response to a POST (or PUT/DELETE), the client should presume that the server has received the data and should issue a new GET request to the given URI.
304 Not Modified Indicates that the resource has not been modified since the version specified by the request headers If-Modified-Since or If-None-Match. In such case, there is no need to retransmit the resource since the client still has a previously-downloaded copy.
305 Use Proxy The requested resource is available only through a proxy, the address for which is provided in the response. Many HTTP clients (such as Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer) do not correctly handle responses with this status code, primarily for security reasons.
306 Switch Proxy No longer used. Originally meant 'Subsequent requests should use the specified proxy.'
307 Temporary Redirect In this case, the request should be repeated with another URI; however, future requests should still use the original URI. In contrast to how 302 was historically implemented, the request method is not allowed to be changed when reissuing the original request. For example, a POST request should be repeated using another POST request.
308 Permanent Redirect The request and all future requests should be repeated using another URI. 307 and 308 parallel the behaviors of 302 and 301, but do not allow the HTTP method to change. So, for example, submitting a form to a permanently redirected resource may continue smoothly.
400 Bad Request The server cannot or will not process the request due to an apparent client error (e.g., malformed request syntax, size too large, invalid request message framing, or deceptive request routing).
401 Unauthorized Similar to 403 Forbidden, but specifically for use when authentication is required and has failed or has not yet been provided. The response must include a WWW-Authenticate header field containing a challenge applicable to the requested resource. See Basic access authentication and Digest access authentication. 401 semantically means 'unauthenticated', i.e. the user does not have the necessary credentials.
402 Payment Required Reserved for future use. The original intention was that this code might be used as part of some form of digital cash or micropayment scheme, as proposed for example by GNU Taler, but that has not yet happened, and this code is not usually used. Google Developers API uses this status if a particular developer has exceeded the daily limit on requests. Sipgate uses this code if an account does not have sufficient funds to start a call. Shopify uses this code when the store has not paid their fees and is temporarily disabled.
403 Forbidden The request was valid, but the server is refusing action. The user might not have the necessary permissions for a resource, or may need an account of some sort.
404 Not Found The requested resource could not be found but may be available in the future. Subsequent requests by the client are permissible.
405 Method Not Allowed A request method is not supported for the requested resource; for example, a GET request on a form that requires data to be presented via POST, or a PUT request on a read-only resource.
406 Not Acceptable The requested resource is capable of generating only content not acceptable according to the Accept headers sent in the request. See Content negotiation.
407 Proxy Authentication Required The client must first authenticate itself with the proxy.
408 Request Timeout The server timed out waiting for the request. According to HTTP specifications: 'The client did not produce a request within the time that the server was prepared to wait. The client MAY repeat the request without modifications at any later time.'
409 Conflict Indicates that the request could not be processed because of conflict in the current state of the resource, such as an edit conflict between multiple simultaneous updates.
410 Gone Indicates that the resource requested is no longer available and will not be available again. This should be used when a resource has been intentionally removed and the resource should be purged. Upon receiving a 410 status code, the client should not request the resource in the future. Clients such as search engines should remove the resource from their indices. Most use cases do not require clients and search engines to purge the resource, and a '404 Not Found' may be used instead.
411 Length Required The request did not specify the length of its content, which is required by the requested resource.
412 Precondition Failed The server does not meet one of the preconditions that the requester put on the request.
413 Payload Too Large The request is larger than the server is willing or able to process. Previously called 'Request Entity Too Large'.
414 URI Too Long The URI provided was too long for the server to process. Often the result of too much data being encoded as a query-string of a GET request, in which case it should be converted to a POST request. Called 'Request-URI Too Long' previously.
415 Unsupported Media Type The request entity has a media type which the server or resource does not support. For example, the client uploads an image as image/svg+xml, but the server requires that images use a different format.
416 Range Not Satisfiable The client has asked for a portion of the file (byte serving), but the server cannot supply that portion. For example, if the client asked for a part of the file that lies beyond the end of the file. Called 'Requested Range Not Satisfiable' previously.
417 Expectation Failed The server cannot meet the requirements of the Expect request-header field.
418 I'm a teapot This code was defined in 1998 as one of the traditional IETF April Fools' jokes, in RFC 2324, Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol, and is not expected to be implemented by actual HTTP servers. The RFC specifies this code should be returned by teapots requested to brew coffee. This HTTP status is used as an Easter egg in some websites, including Google.com.
421 Misdirected Request The request was directed at a server that is not able to produce a response (for example because of connection reuse).
422 Unprocessable Entity The request was well-formed but was unable to be followed due to semantic errors.
423 Locked The resource that is being accessed is locked.
424 Failed Dependency The request failed because it depended on another request and that request failed (e.g., a PROPPATCH).
425 Too Early Indicates that the server is unwilling to risk processing a request that might be replayed.
426 Upgrade Required The client should switch to a different protocol such as TLS/1.0, given in the Upgrade header field.
428 Precondition Required The origin server requires the request to be conditional. Intended to prevent the 'lost update' problem, where a client GETs a resource's state, modifies it, and PUTs it back to the server, when meanwhile a third party has modified the state on the server, leading to a conflict.
429 Too Many Requests The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time. Intended for use with rate-limiting schemes.
431 Request Header Fields Too Large The server is unwilling to process the request because either an individual header field, or all the header fields collectively, are too large.
451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons A server operator has received a legal demand to deny access to a resource or to a set of resources that includes the requested resource. The code 451 was chosen as a reference to the novel Fahrenheit 451 (see the Acknowledgements in the RFC).
500 Internal Server Error A generic error message, given when an unexpected condition was encountered and no more specific message is suitable.
501 Not Implemented The server either does not recognize the request method, or it lacks the ability to fulfil the request. Usually this implies future availability (e.g., a new feature of a web-service API).
502 Bad Gateway The server was acting as a gateway or proxy and received an invalid response from the upstream server.
503 Service Unavailable The server cannot handle the request (because it is overloaded or down for maintenance). Generally, this is a temporary state.
504 Gateway Timeout The server was acting as a gateway or proxy and did not receive a timely response from the upstream server.
505 HTTP Version Not Supported The server does not support the HTTP protocol version used in the request.
506 Variant Also Negotiates Transparent content negotiation for the request results in a circular reference.
507 Insufficient Storage The server is unable to store the representation needed to complete the request.
508 Loop Detected The server detected an infinite loop while processing the request (sent instead of 208 Already Reported).
510 Not Extended Further extensions to the request are required for the server to fulfil it.
511 Network Authentication Required The client needs to authenticate to gain network access. Intended for use by intercepting proxies used to control access to the network (e.g., 'captive portals' used to require agreement to Terms of Service before granting full Internet access via a Wi-Fi hotspot).
103 Early Hints Used to return some response headers before final HTTP message.
218 This is fine (Apache Web Server) Used as a catch-all error condition for allowing response bodies to flow through Apache when ProxyErrorOverride is enabled. When ProxyErrorOverride is enabled in Apache, response bodies that contain a status code of 4xx or 5xx are automatically discarded by Apache in favor of a generic response or a custom response specified by the ErrorDocument directive.
419 Page Expired (Laravel Framework) Used by the Laravel Framework when a CSRF Token is missing or expired.
420 Method Failure (Spring Framework) A deprecated response used by the Spring Framework when a method has failed.
420 Method Failure (Spring Framework) A deprecated response used by the Spring Framework when a method has failed.
450 Blocked by Windows Parental Controls (Microsoft) The Microsoft extension code indicated when Windows Parental Controls are turned on and are blocking access to the requested webpage.
498 Invalid Token (Esri) Returned by ArcGIS for Server. Code 498 indicates an expired or otherwise invalid token.
499 Token Required (Esri) Returned by ArcGIS for Server. Code 499 indicates that a token is required but was not submitted.
509 Bandwidth Limit Exceeded (Apache Web Server/cPanel) The server has exceeded the bandwidth specified by the server administrator; this is often used by shared hosting providers to limit the bandwidth of customers.
526 Invalid SSL Certificate Used by Cloudflare and Cloud Foundry's gorouter to indicate failure to validate the SSL/TLS certificate that the origin server presented.
530 Site is frozen Used by the Pantheon web platform to indicate a site that has been frozen due to inactivity.
598 (Informal convention) Network read timeout error Used by some HTTP proxies to signal a network read timeout behind the proxy to a client in front of the proxy.
440 Login Time-out The client's session has expired and must log in again.
449 Retry With The server cannot honour the request because the user has not provided the required information.
451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons A server operator has received a legal demand to deny access to a resource or to a set of resources that includes the requested resource. The code 451 was chosen as a reference to the novel Fahrenheit 451 (see the Acknowledgements in the RFC).
444 No Response Used internally to instruct the server to return no information to the client and close the connection immediately.
494 Request header too large Client sent too large request or too long header line.
495 SSL Certificate Error An expansion of the 400 Bad Request response code, used when the client has provided an invalid client certificate.
496 SSL Certificate Required An expansion of the 400 Bad Request response code, used when a client certificate is required but not provided.
497 HTTP Request Sent to HTTPS Port An expansion of the 400 Bad Request response code, used when the client has made a HTTP request to a port listening for HTTPS requests.
499 Token Required (Esri) Returned by ArcGIS for Server. Code 499 indicates that a token is required but was not submitted.
520 Unknown Error The 520 error is used as a 'catch-all response for when the origin server returns something unexpected', listing connection resets, large headers, and empty or invalid responses as common triggers.
521 Web Server Is Down The origin server has refused the connection from Cloudflare.
522 Connection Timed Out Cloudflare could not negotiate a TCP handshake with the origin server.
523 Origin Is Unreachable Cloudflare could not reach the origin server; for example, if the DNS records for the origin server are incorrect.
524 A Timeout Occurred Cloudflare was able to complete a TCP connection to the origin server, but did not receive a timely HTTP response.
525 SSL Handshake Failed Cloudflare could not negotiate a SSL/TLS handshake with the origin server.
526 Invalid SSL Certificate Used by Cloudflare and Cloud Foundry's gorouter to indicate failure to validate the SSL/TLS certificate that the origin server presented.
527 Railgun Error Error 527 indicates that the request timed out or failed after the WAN connection had been established.
530 Site is frozen Used by the Pantheon web platform to indicate a site that has been frozen due to inactivity.