Internet error message In HTTP, the 404 HTTP status code indicates that a web client was able to communicate with a server, but the server could not provide the requested resource. The server may not have the resource or it may not wish to disclose whether it has the resource. The code is often associated with response reason Not Found and is often referred to as page not found or file not found. Wikipedia's most-read article for 6 days in a row: 4,727,950 views in all, peaking at 1,570,902 on December 8, 2016. Thu, Dec 8: 1,570,902 views Fri, Dec 9: 867,227 views Sat, Dec 10: 645,057 views Sun, Dec 11: 561,266 views Mon, Dec 12: 467,404 views Tue, Dec 13: 616,094 views Wiki link