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 7 days in a row: 3,965,446 views in all, peaking at 1,223,786 on September 14, 2016. Wed, Sep 14: 1,223,786 views Thu, Sep 15: 698,795 views Fri, Sep 16: 509,783 views Sat, Sep 17: 465,290 views Sun, Sep 18: 388,818 views Mon, Sep 19: 356,931 views Tue, Sep 20: 322,043 views Wiki link