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 4 days in a row: 8,935,197 views in all, peaking at 5,704,856 on November 22, 2016. Mon, Nov 21: 1,494,307 views Tue, Nov 22: 5,704,856 views Wed, Nov 23: 1,142,356 views Thu, Nov 24: 593,678 views Wiki link