HTTP 4xx

414 URI Too Long

The requested URL is longer than the server will interpret.

4xx Client error

What causes it

  • Too many query parameters, or data that should be in a POST body sent in the URL.

How to fix it

Move large parameters into a request body, or shorten the URL.

Example response

A typical raw HTTP response a client receives for a 414, with the headers this code is defined around.

HTTP/1.1 414 URI Too Long
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

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