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

HTTP 431 Request Header Fields Too Large

The request headers are too large for the server to process.

Use 431 when cookies or custom headers exceed configured limits.

httpstatus coderequest headerslimits

Response (http)

HTTP/1.1 431 Request Header Fields Too Large

Use 431 when cookies or custom headers exceed configured limits.

Common mistakes

  • Trying to fix 431 with body-size limits; the problem is the request headers, often large cookies.

Registry reference: rfc6585

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