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: 6,589,252 views in all, peaking at 1,386,544 on February 7, 2017. Tue, Feb 7: 1,386,544 views Wed, Feb 8: 1,255,087 views Thu, Feb 9: 985,985 views Fri, Feb 10: 872,720 views Sat, Feb 11: 662,095 views Sun, Feb 12: 718,072 views Mon, Feb 13: 708,749 views Wiki link