4xx Client Errors
HTTP 424 Failed Dependency
The request failed because it depended on another request that failed (WebDAV).
When is 424 used?
- Cascading failure in batch operations
How to handle a 424 response
Inspect the request — URL, method, headers, credentials, and body. Retrying the same request unchanged will usually fail again; 429 is the exception, where you should wait for the Retry-After period.
Check the status code a URL returns from the command line:
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}\n" https://example.comHow to return 424 from your server
Node.js (Express)
res.status(424).json({ message: 'Failed Dependency' });Python (Flask)
return {"message": "Failed Dependency"}, 424Go (net/http)
w.WriteHeader(424)Frequently Asked Questions
What does HTTP 424 mean?
424 Failed Dependency: The request failed because it depended on another request that failed (WebDAV).
Is 424 an error?
Yes. 424 is in the 4xx Client Errors class. Client errors: the request is malformed, unauthorized, or targets something that does not exist.