Recognised as HTTP status
HTTP 506 Variant Also Negotiates
- 506 Variant Also Negotiates
- Server error
- RFC 2295
HTTP 506 Variant Also Negotiates is a server error response: content negotiation is misconfigured and loops. It is defined in RFC 2295, and the server failed to fulfil an apparently valid request.
What it means
Status code506
Reason phraseVariant Also Negotiatesadvisory only; clients must not depend on the wording
Class5xx Server error
MeaningContent negotiation is misconfigured and loops
Defined inRFC 2295
Cacheable by defaultNoonly cacheable if the response says so explicitly
How clients behave
Indicates an errorYes
Whose faultThe server
Body expectedUsually
Safe to retry automaticallyNo
The 5xx class
Class meaningThe server failed to fulfil an apparently valid request
Codes in this class11
Lowest in class500
Highest in class511
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