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: 9,491,972 views in all, peaking at 5,780,239 on December 3, 2016. Thu, Dec 1: 648,943 views Fri, Dec 2: 1,828,900 views Sat, Dec 3: 5,780,239 views Sun, Dec 4: 1,233,890 views Wiki link