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. 801,623 views on January 31, 2017 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Millennials, Sally Yates, Dulce María, Donald Trump. Wiki link