HTTP status codes are numbers that represent the statuses of particular requests. These messages help identify whether a request was successful, redirected, or had an error. You’ll likely run across these codes while working on your website, including HTTP 416.
Status codes that fall into the HTTP 400 category typically indicate a bad request that could not be completed. If you run into the HTTP 416 error, don’t panic. The good news is that you can take steps to resolve it.
In this post, we’ll explain the HTTP 416 status code and some common causes of the error. Then we’ll explain how to troubleshoot and fix the issue. Let’s jump in!
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What the HTTP 416 Status Code Means
The HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 416 status code is also known as “Range Not Satisfiable”. This message means that the request you made can’t be fulfilled. More specifically, it indicates that your request was for a portion of a resource that the server couldn’t return.
You’ll usually see this status code because the server doesn’t have the specific resource you’re asking for. For example, if you try to access a page that doesn’t exist, you may see a 416 error.
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Common Causes of the HTTP 416 Error
There are a few different reasons that this error can happen. For instance, you’ll see HTTP 416 if the server doesn’t have the specific resource you’re asking for. Alternatively, the server could be temporarily down or unavailable.
Typically, the document or page doesn’t contain the indicated request ranges. Alternatively, the value of the range header (the part that the server should return) doesn’t make sense.
For instance, let’s say you have an image 1,000 bytes in size. If your server specifies the wrong value, such as 1,500, then the browser will send a request for 1,500 bytes from the server. Your server may return an HTTP 416 error in this scenario because the image is only 1,000 bytes.
It’s also possible that the server is configured to only serve certain types of resources. If you see the HTTP 416 error, it may mean that the resource you’re trying to access isn’t one of the server-supported types.
Finally, you might see the HTTP 417 error if you’ve made too many requests in a short period. When this happens, your Internet Protocol (IP) address may be temporarily blocked.
Troubleshooting and Locating the HTTP 416 Error
When faced with the 416 response message, you’ll likely want to determine which part of the range is unsatisfactory. This message usually will include a Content-Range that will indicate this information.
It will be marked by an asterisk symbol (*), followed by a forward slash (/). Then it will contain the current length of the resource. For example, it may look like the following:
Content-Range: bytes */12777</code.
How To Fix the HTTP 416 Error (4 Potential Solutions)
Now that we understand more about this HTTP status error and some common causes, let’s discuss how you can resolve it. Below are four potential solutions for fixing the HTTP 416 error!
1. Clear Your Browser Cache and Revisit the URL
The first thing you should do when trying to resolve the HTTP 416 error is to clear your browser cache. The process for doing this will depend on the browser you’re using.
For example, if you’re using Google Chrome, you can click on the three vertical dots in the top right-hand corner of the screen, then select More tools > Clear browsing data:
Make sure there is a checked box next to Cached images and files. Then, click on Clear data:
Once you’ve cleared your cache, refresh your browser. Then revisit the page to see whether the error message is still present. It’s also a good idea to double-check the URL you’re trying to access to ensure that it’s spelled correctly without extra spaces or characters.
2. Check the Apache Error Log
Another step you can take to resolve the HTTP 416 error is to check the error log. If you have an Apache server, you can access its log by using Secure Shell Access (SSH) and running the following command:
sudo tail -100 /etc/httpd/logs/access_log
Once you have the error log opened, you can search for 416. Finding it can help you further narrow down which page resulted in the status code. Then, you can take the troubleshooting process further from there.
3. Use an Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tool
Furthermore, APM tools can help you locate and resolve the HTTP 416 error. These tools can monitor the performance of your website and applications to gain deeper insights and understanding of issues as they arise.
For instance, at Kinsta, we use Nginx and Kinsta APM for all of our plan tiers:
Along with DevKinsta, this APM free tool is accessible directly from your MyKinsta dashboard. It enables you to diagnose performance issues and quickly identify their sources.
4. Disable Range Requesting
At this point, if you’re still seeing the HTTP 416 error, the best solution may be to disable range requesting. This will tell browsers they can’t use the Range request header to request byte ranges from files.
To disable range requesting, you can add the following code to the top of your .htaccess file:
Header set Accept-Ranges none Request
Header unset Range
When you’re done, save your file. Then refresh your browser to reassess the webpage resulting in the HTTP 416 status error code. If this still hasn’t fixed the problem, we recommend reaching out to your hosting provider for further assistance.
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Summary
Running into error messages when you’re trying to access a website can be incredibly frustrating. One of the HTTP status codes that you may encounter is HTTP 416. This message usually means that the request you made can’t be fulfilled, which could be due to several reasons.
As we discussed in this post, there are four potential solutions you can use to fix the HTTP 416 error:
- Clear your browser cache and try revisiting the page resulting in the error.
- Check your error logs.
- Use an Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tool.
- Disable range requesting from your .htaccess file.
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HTTP response status code 416 Range Not Satisfiable is a client error that is returned by the server to indicate that the range or ranges specified by the client were not retrievable. None of them overlap with the available data and hence, does not make sense, given the nature of the resource.
Usage
When the 416 Range Not Satisfiable error message is received, it implies the client has requested partial content, using the Content-Range header. For ranges of bytes, if the first byte of the specified range was greater than the length of the sequence, then this error message will be returned.
One of the reasons that partial ranges are requested is large file transfers, where the client wants to download a file in chunks. Using Content-Range in the request header, a file can effectively be downloaded in pieces and any order.
When the server can satisfy the request and return at least one of the requested ranges as a subset of the resource, it will return 206 Partial Content to indicate success. Servers have the option to ignore range requests and in turn, may return the resource in its entirety and the 200 OK status along with it.
As part of the response, the server will create a Content-Range header, which specifies the current length of the data. This will be in the form of:
Content-Range: 100-250/75000
This line specifies that bytes 100 through 250, for 150 bytes in total, have been returned, and the total size of the resource is 75,000 bytes.
If there is an asterisk ‘*’
before the delimiter ‘/’
then it indicates an unsatisfiable range.
Note
Search engines like Google will not index a URL with 416 Range Not Satisfiable response status, and consequently, URLs that have been indexed in the past but are now returning this HTTP status code will be removed from the search results.
Example
In the example, the client requests bytes 1000 through 2000 of a resource. However, the server cannot satisfy this because the file is only 512 bytes long. As such, the 416 Range Not Satisfiable error message is returned. Using the information returned from the server about the total size of the resource, the client has the option to recreate and resend the request with a valid range.
Request
GET /documents/main HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.ai
Content-Range: bytes=1000-2000
Response
HTTP/1.1 416 Range Not Satisfiable
Content-Range: bytes */512
Alternative response – Server chooses to ignore range
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: 512
<entire 512 bytes in message body>
Code references
.NET
HttpStatusCode.RequestedRangeNotSatisfiable
Rust
http::StatusCode::RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE
Rails
:requested_range_not_satisfiable
Go
http.StatusRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable
Symfony
Response::HTTP_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE
Python3.5+
http.HTTPStatus.REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE
Apache HttpComponents Core
org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpStatus.SC_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE
Angular
@angular/common/http/HttpStatusCode.RangeNotSatisfiable
Takeaway
The 416 Range Not Satisfiable status code is a client error that will be returned if the partial Range Request sent by the client does not make sense for the given resource. The server has the option to ignore HTTP range requests and send the entire resource.
See also
- 200 OK
- 206 Partial Content
- RFC 7233
Last updated: June 29, 2022
Код ответа об ошибке протокола передачи гипертекста (HTTP) 416 Range Not Satisfiable
указывает на то, что сервер не может обслуживать запрошенные диапазоны. Наиболее вероятная причина заключается в том, что документ не содержит таких диапазонов или значение заголовка Range
, хотя и синтаксически правильное, не имеет смысла.
416
ответное сообщение содержит Content-Range
, указывающий на неудовлетворенный диапазон (то есть '*'
) , а затем '/'
и текущую длину ресурса. Например, Content-Range: bytes */12777
Столкнувшись с этой ошибкой,браузеры обычно либо прерывают операцию (например,загрузка будет считаться невозвратной),либо снова запрашивают весь документ.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) response status codes. Status codes are issued by a server in response to a client’s request made to the server. It includes codes from IETF Request for Comments (RFCs), other specifications, and some additional codes used in some common applications of the HTTP. The first digit of the status code specifies one of five standard classes of responses. The optional message phrases shown are typical, but any human-readable alternative may be provided, or none at all.
Unless otherwise stated, the status code is part of the HTTP standard (RFC 9110).
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) maintains the official registry of HTTP status codes.[1]
All HTTP response status codes are separated into five classes or categories. The first digit of the status code defines the class of response, while the last two digits do not have any classifying or categorization role. There are five classes defined by the standard:
- 1xx informational response – the request was received, continuing process
- 2xx successful – the request was successfully received, understood, and accepted
- 3xx redirection – further action needs to be taken in order to complete the request
- 4xx client error – the request contains bad syntax or cannot be fulfilled
- 5xx server error – the server failed to fulfil an apparently valid request
1xx informational response
An informational response indicates that the request was received and understood. It is issued on a provisional basis while request processing continues. It alerts the client to wait for a final response. The message consists only of the status line and optional header fields, and is terminated by an empty line. As the HTTP/1.0 standard did not define any 1xx status codes, servers must not[note 1] send a 1xx response to an HTTP/1.0 compliant client except under experimental conditions.
- 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 a100 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 should not send the request’s body. The response417 Expectation Failed
indicates that the request should be repeated without theExpect
header as it indicates that the server does not support expectations (this is the case, for example, of HTTP/1.0 servers).[2] - 101 Switching Protocols
- The requester has asked the server to switch protocols and the server has agreed to do so.
- 102 Processing (WebDAV; RFC 2518)
- 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.[3] This prevents the client from timing out and assuming the request was lost. The status code is deprecated.[4]
- 103 Early Hints (RFC 8297)
- Used to return some response headers before final HTTP message.[5]
2xx success
This class of status codes indicates the action requested by the client was received, understood, and accepted.[1]
- 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.[6]
- 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 (since HTTP/1.1)
- 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.[7][8]
- 204 No Content
- The server successfully processed the request, and is not returning any content.
- 205 Reset Content
- The server successfully processed the request, asks that the requester reset its document view, and is not returning any content.
- 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 (WebDAV; RFC 4918)
- 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.[9]
- 208 Already Reported (WebDAV; RFC 5842)
- 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 (RFC 3229)
- 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.[10]
3xx redirection
This class of status code indicates the client must take additional action to complete the request. Many of these status codes are used in URL redirection.[1]
A user agent may carry out the additional action with no user interaction only if the method used in the second request is GET or HEAD. A user agent may automatically redirect a request. A user agent should detect and intervene to prevent cyclical redirects.[11]
- 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 (Previously «Moved temporarily»)
- Tells the client to look at (browse to) another URL. The HTTP/1.0 specification (RFC 1945) required the client to perform a temporary redirect with the same method (the original describing phrase was «Moved Temporarily»),[12] but popular browsers implemented 302 redirects by changing the method to GET. Therefore, HTTP/1.1 added status codes 303 and 307 to distinguish between the two behaviours.[11]
- 303 See Other (since HTTP/1.1)
- 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 (since HTTP/1.1)
- The requested resource is available only through a proxy, the address for which is provided in the response. For security reasons, many HTTP clients (such as Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer) do not obey this status code.
- 306 Switch Proxy
- No longer used. Originally meant «Subsequent requests should use the specified proxy.»
- 307 Temporary Redirect (since HTTP/1.1)
- 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
- This and all future requests should be directed to the given URI. 308 parallel the behaviour of 301, but does not allow the HTTP method to change. So, for example, submitting a form to a permanently redirected resource may continue smoothly.
4xx client errors
This class of status code is intended for situations in which the error seems to have been caused by the client. Except when responding to a HEAD request, the server should include an entity containing an explanation of the error situation, and whether it is a temporary or permanent condition. These status codes are applicable to any request method. User agents should display any included entity to the user.
- 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 «unauthorised», the user does not have valid authentication credentials for the target resource.
- Some sites incorrectly issue HTTP 401 when an IP address is banned from the website (usually the website domain) and that specific address is refused permission to access a website.[citation needed]
- 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,[14] but that has not yet happened, and this code is not widely used. Google Developers API uses this status if a particular developer has exceeded the daily limit on requests.[15] Sipgate uses this code if an account does not have sufficient funds to start a call.[16] Shopify uses this code when the store has not paid their fees and is temporarily disabled.[17] Stripe uses this code for failed payments where parameters were correct, for example blocked fraudulent payments.[18]
- 403 Forbidden
- The request contained valid data and was understood by the server, but the server is refusing action. This may be due to the user not having the necessary permissions for a resource or needing an account of some sort, or attempting a prohibited action (e.g. creating a duplicate record where only one is allowed). This code is also typically used if the request provided authentication by answering the WWW-Authenticate header field challenge, but the server did not accept that authentication. The request should not be repeated.
- 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 was previously in use but 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 header fields.
- 413 Payload Too Large
- The request is larger than the server is willing or able to process. Previously called «Request Entity Too Large» in RFC 2616.[19]
- 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 in RFC 2616.[20]
- 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 RFC 2616.[21]
- 417 Expectation Failed
- The server cannot meet the requirements of the Expect request-header field.[22]
- 418 I’m a teapot (RFC 2324, RFC 7168)
- 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.[23] This HTTP status is used as an Easter egg in some websites, such as Google.com’s «I’m a teapot» easter egg.[24][25][26] Sometimes, this status code is also used as a response to a blocked request, instead of the more appropriate 403 Forbidden.[27][28]
- 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.[9]
- 423 Locked (WebDAV; RFC 4918)
- The resource that is being accessed is locked.[9]
- 424 Failed Dependency (WebDAV; RFC 4918)
- The request failed because it depended on another request and that request failed (e.g., a PROPPATCH).[9]
- 425 Too Early (RFC 8470)
- 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/1.3, given in the Upgrade header field.
- 428 Precondition Required (RFC 6585)
- 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.[29]
- 429 Too Many Requests (RFC 6585)
- The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time. Intended for use with rate-limiting schemes.[29]
- 431 Request Header Fields Too Large (RFC 6585)
- The server is unwilling to process the request because either an individual header field, or all the header fields collectively, are too large.[29]
- 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons (RFC 7725)
- 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.[30] The code 451 was chosen as a reference to the novel Fahrenheit 451 (see the Acknowledgements in the RFC).
5xx server errors
The server failed to fulfil a request.
Response status codes beginning with the digit «5» indicate cases in which the server is aware that it has encountered an error or is otherwise incapable of performing the request. Except when responding to a HEAD request, the server should include an entity containing an explanation of the error situation, and indicate whether it is a temporary or permanent condition. Likewise, user agents should display any included entity to the user. These response codes are applicable to any request method.
- 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.[31]
- 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 version used in the request.
- 506 Variant Also Negotiates (RFC 2295)
- Transparent content negotiation for the request results in a circular reference.[32]
- 507 Insufficient Storage (WebDAV; RFC 4918)
- The server is unable to store the representation needed to complete the request.[9]
- 508 Loop Detected (WebDAV; RFC 5842)
- The server detected an infinite loop while processing the request (sent instead of 208 Already Reported).
- 510 Not Extended (RFC 2774)
- Further extensions to the request are required for the server to fulfil it.[33]
- 511 Network Authentication Required (RFC 6585)
- 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).[29]
Unofficial codes
The following codes are not specified by any standard.
- 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.[34]
- 420 Enhance Your Calm (Twitter)
- Returned by version 1 of the Twitter Search and Trends API when the client is being rate limited; versions 1.1 and later use the 429 Too Many Requests response code instead.[35] The phrase «Enhance your calm» comes from the 1993 movie Demolition Man, and its association with this number is likely a reference to cannabis.[citation needed]
- 430 Request Header Fields Too Large (Shopify)
- Used by Shopify, instead of the 429 Too Many Requests response code, when too many URLs are requested within a certain time frame.[36]
- 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.[37]
- 498 Invalid Token (Esri)
- Returned by ArcGIS for Server. Code 498 indicates an expired or otherwise invalid token.[38]
- 499 Token Required (Esri)
- Returned by ArcGIS for Server. Code 499 indicates that a token is required but was not submitted.[38]
- 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.[39]
- 529 Site is overloaded
- Used by Qualys in the SSLLabs server testing API to signal that the site can’t process the request.[40]
- 530 Site is frozen
- Used by the Pantheon Systems web platform to indicate a site that has been frozen due to inactivity.[41]
- 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.[42]
- 599 Network Connect Timeout Error
- An error used by some HTTP proxies to signal a network connect timeout behind the proxy to a client in front of the proxy.
Internet Information Services
Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) web server expands the 4xx error space to signal errors with the client’s request.
- 440 Login Time-out
- The client’s session has expired and must log in again.[43]
- 449 Retry With
- The server cannot honour the request because the user has not provided the required information.[44]
- 451 Redirect
- Used in Exchange ActiveSync when either a more efficient server is available or the server cannot access the users’ mailbox.[45] The client is expected to re-run the HTTP AutoDiscover operation to find a more appropriate server.[46]
IIS sometimes uses additional decimal sub-codes for more specific information,[47] however these sub-codes only appear in the response payload and in documentation, not in the place of an actual HTTP status code.
nginx
The nginx web server software expands the 4xx error space to signal issues with the client’s request.[48][49]
- 444 No Response
- Used internally[50] 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 Client Closed Request
- Used when the client has closed the request before the server could send a response.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare’s reverse proxy service expands the 5xx series of errors space to signal issues with the origin server.[51]
- 520 Web Server Returned an Unknown Error
- The origin server returned an empty, unknown, or unexpected response to Cloudflare.[52]
- 521 Web Server Is Down
- The origin server refused connections from Cloudflare. Security solutions at the origin may be blocking legitimate connections from certain Cloudflare IP addresses.
- 522 Connection Timed Out
- Cloudflare timed out contacting 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 or missing.
- 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
- Cloudflare could not validate the SSL certificate on the origin web server. Also used by Cloud Foundry’s gorouter.
- 527 Railgun Error
- Error 527 indicates an interrupted connection between Cloudflare and the origin server’s Railgun server.[53]
- 530
- Error 530 is returned along with a 1xxx error.[54]
AWS Elastic Load Balancer
Amazon’s Elastic Load Balancing adds a few custom return codes
- 460
- Client closed the connection with the load balancer before the idle timeout period elapsed. Typically when client timeout is sooner than the Elastic Load Balancer’s timeout.[55]
- 463
- The load balancer received an X-Forwarded-For request header with more than 30 IP addresses.[55]
- 464
- Incompatible protocol versions between Client and Origin server.[55]
- 561 Unauthorized
- An error around authentication returned by a server registered with a load balancer. You configured a listener rule to authenticate users, but the identity provider (IdP) returned an error code when authenticating the user.[55]
Caching warning codes (obsoleted)
The following caching related warning codes were specified under RFC 7234. Unlike the other status codes above, these were not sent as the response status in the HTTP protocol, but as part of the «Warning» HTTP header.[56][57]
Since this «Warning» header is often neither sent by servers nor acknowledged by clients, this header and its codes were obsoleted by the HTTP Working Group in 2022 with RFC 9111.[58]
- 110 Response is Stale
- The response provided by a cache is stale (the content’s age exceeds a maximum age set by a Cache-Control header or heuristically chosen lifetime).
- 111 Revalidation Failed
- The cache was unable to validate the response, due to an inability to reach the origin server.
- 112 Disconnected Operation
- The cache is intentionally disconnected from the rest of the network.
- 113 Heuristic Expiration
- The cache heuristically chose a freshness lifetime greater than 24 hours and the response’s age is greater than 24 hours.
- 199 Miscellaneous Warning
- Arbitrary, non-specific warning. The warning text may be logged or presented to the user.
- 214 Transformation Applied
- Added by a proxy if it applies any transformation to the representation, such as changing the content encoding, media type or the like.
- 299 Miscellaneous Persistent Warning
- Same as 199, but indicating a persistent warning.
See also
- Custom error pages
- List of FTP server return codes
- List of HTTP header fields
- List of SMTP server return codes
- Common Log Format
Explanatory notes
- ^ Emphasised words and phrases such as must and should represent interpretation guidelines as given by RFC 2119
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External links
- «RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics and Content, Section 15 «Status Codes»«.
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Status Code Registry at the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
- MDN status code reference at mozilla.org
One of my visitors from my website informed me that every so often (quite rarely actually), when trying to visit my website, he gets a 416 Error: Requested Range Not Satisfiable
I’ve never heard of such an error, and don’t see anything strange anywhere on my apache logs.
What can cause such an error?
My website is a wordpress blog, running on apache, centos.
asked Jul 22, 2011 at 19:45
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That error means that some client sends a request to your server which specifies a range of bytes which is not serveable due to some reason.
This can happen with something like this example:
- You have an image with physical size 1000 bytes
- Your Server specifies the wrong content length e.g. 1500
- The client sends a request to get 0 — 1500 bytes from your server
- Your server sends a 416 because the image has only 1000bytes
answered Jul 22, 2011 at 19:49
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This has been covered on Stack Overflow: 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable
Check the error log for the 416 error. [I know you said you checked. It should be there unless you are including a resource from another server.] That should tell you what file. Then make sure it is getting cached correctly [or not cached at all].
UPDATE:
What you can do with APC, is disable caching of certain files by using the apc.filters
setting in your php.ini
[or apc.inc
or however you are including the apc config.] If you can figure out which file[s] are throwing the 416 error, you can start by configuring APC to not cache them. Sounds like a reasonable start to me.
Actually, come to think of it, if you can find the file throwing the error, you can use APC to, 1, see if it is cached; and 2, check on the file size that APC thinks it is; then 3, check the actual size on disk. Check out this link: devzone.zend.com/article/12618 [the official APC docs kinda suck]
answered Jul 22, 2011 at 19:52
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416 — Requested Range Not Satisfiable
A 416 status code indicates that the server was unable to fulfill the request. This may be, for example, because the client asked for the 800th-900th bytes of a document, but the document was only 200 bytes long.
What causes this error in your case is hard to tell. I would start with the Apache error.log
and scan for 416. This way you might be able to narrow it down further to what page was called and go from there.
answered Jul 22, 2011 at 19:49
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