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Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated 2025-09-15

HTTP 416 Range Not Satisfiable

The requested byte range cannot be served.

Use 416 when a Range falls outside the selected representation and include the valid size with Content-Range when useful.

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Response (http)

HTTP/1.1 416 Range Not Satisfiable

Use 416 when a Range falls outside the selected representation and include the valid size with Content-Range when useful.

Common mistakes

  • Omitting Content-Range: bytes */<size>, which clients need to resume the transfer.

Registry reference: RFC9110, Section 15.5.17

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