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 5 days in a row: 2,754,152 views in all, peaking at 866,577 on October 25, 2016. Tue, Oct 25: 866,577 views Wed, Oct 26: 582,999 views Thu, Oct 27: 521,870 views Fri, Oct 28: 411,824 views Sat, Oct 29: 370,882 views Wiki link