406.md

set	4
code	406
layout	code
title	Not Acceptable
references	Rails HTTP Status Symbol Go HTTP Status Constant Symfony HTTP Status Constant Python2 HTTP Status Constant Python3+ HTTP Status Constant Python3.5+ HTTP Status Constant :not_acceptable http.StatusNotAcceptable Response::HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE httplib.NOT_ACCEPTABLE http.client.NOT_ACCEPTABLE http.HTTPStatus.NOT_ACCEPTABLE

The target resource does not have a current representation that would be acceptable to the user agent, according to the proactive negotiation header fields received in the request¹, and the server is unwilling to supply a default representation.

The server SHOULD generate a payload containing a list of available representation characteristics and corresponding resource identifiers from which the user or user agent can choose the one most appropriate. A user agent MAY automatically select the most appropriate choice from that list. However, this specification does not define any standard for such automatic selection, as described in RFC7231 Section 6.4.1.

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• ¹ Content Negotiation RFC7231 Section 5.3
• Source: RFC7231 Section 6.5.6