4xx Client Error

HTTP 424 Failed Dependency

The request failed because it depended on another request which also failed. Used in WebDAV when a dependent sub-request in a batch operation fails, causing subsequent operations to also fail.

Common Causes

  • A dependent WebDAV operation in a batch failed first
  • Cascading failure in a multi-step transaction
  • Prerequisite operation returned an error

How to Fix

  1. 1Fix the root cause — the failed dependency — first
  2. 2Retry the entire batch operation after fixing the issue
  3. 3Check which sub-request failed and resolve it

Example

HTTP 424 Failed Dependency
COPY /files/ HTTP/1.1

→ 424 Failed Dependency
→ "Copy failed because parent directory creation returned 403"

Related Client Error Codes

400

Bad Request

401

Unauthorized

402

Payment Required

403

Forbidden

404

Not Found

405

Method Not Allowed

406

Not Acceptable

407

Proxy Authentication Required

408

Request Timeout

409

Conflict

410

Gone

411

Length Required

412

Precondition Failed

413

Content Too Large

414

URI Too Long

415

Unsupported Media Type

416

Range Not Satisfiable

417

Expectation Failed

418

I'm a Teapot

421

Misdirected Request

422

Unprocessable Content

423

Locked

425

Too Early

426

Upgrade Required

428

Precondition Required

429

Too Many Requests

431

Request Header Fields Too Large

451

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