httpstatuses/contents/codes/504.md

---
set: 5
code: 504
title: Gateway Timeout
references:
    "Rails HTTP Status Symbol": ":gateway_timeout"
---

The 504 (Gateway Timeout) status code indicates that the server, while acting as
a gateway or proxy, did not receive a timely response from an upstream server it
needed to access in order to complete the request.

Source: [RFC7231 Section 6.6.5][1]

[1]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.5>
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			`set: 5`
			`code: 504`
			`title: Gateway Timeout`
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			`"Rails HTTP Status Symbol": ":gateway_timeout"`
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Adds 5xx class status codes with descriptions from latest standards 2015-11-07 06:05:36 +01:00			`The 504 (Gateway Timeout) status code indicates that the server, while acting as`
			`a gateway or proxy, did not receive a timely response from an upstream server it`
			`needed to access in order to complete the request.`

			`Source: [RFC7231 Section 6.6.5][1]`

			`[1]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.5>`