3xx RedirectionHTTP Status Code Reference

HTTP 305 Use Proxy— What It Means, Causes & How to Fix It

The requested resource must be accessed through the proxy specified in the Location header. This status code is deprecated due to security concerns with in-band proxy configuration.

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Common Causes

  • Server requiring access through a specific proxy
  • Legacy network configuration enforcing proxy usage
  • Deprecated — rarely seen in modern systems

How to Fix

  1. 1Configure the client to use the specified proxy
  2. 2This status is deprecated — consider updating the server
  3. 3Use network-level proxy configuration instead

Example

HTTP 305 Use Proxy
GET /resource HTTP/1.1

→ 305 Use Proxy
→ Location: http://proxy.example.com:8080/

Related Redirection Codes

300

Multiple Choices

301

Moved Permanently

302

Found

303

See Other

304

Not Modified

307

Temporary Redirect

308

Permanent Redirect

Commonly Referenced Status Codes

The most frequently searched HTTP status codes

200OK201Created204No Content301Moved Permanently302Found400Bad Request401Unauthorized403Forbidden404Not Found422Unprocessable Content429Too Many Requests500Internal Server Error502Bad Gateway503Service Unavailable504Gateway Timeout

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