HTTP 424 Failed Dependency is a WebDAV status code indicating the request failed because it depended on another request that also failed. This occurs in multi-operation requests where one operation's failure causes dependent operations to fail.
Status
424 Failed DependencyExample
Request
GET /checkout/confirm HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0
Accept: text/htmlResponse
HTTP/1.1 424 Failed Dependency
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>424 Failed Dependency</h1>
<p>This action could not be completed because a required step failed.</p>
</body>
</html>How to Troubleshoot
1
Find the root cause failure
Check the multi-status response for the original operation that failed — the 424 is a cascading effect.
2
Fix the original failure
Resolve the root cause issue and retry the entire batch operation.
Common Causes
Dependent WebDAV operation failed
highA batch operation failed on one resource, causing operations on dependent resources to also fail.
Related Status Codes
References
| Specification | Section |
|---|---|
| HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) | RFC 4918 §11.4 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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