HTTP 5xx

508 Loop Detected

The server detected an infinite loop while processing the request.

5xx Server error

What causes it

  • Circular references, common in WebDAV or misconfigured redirects.

How to fix it

Find and break the circular dependency or redirect loop.

Example response

A typical raw HTTP response a client receives for a 508, with the headers this code is defined around.

HTTP/1.1 508 Loop Detected
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

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