httpstatuses/contents/codes/408.md

---
set: 4
code: 408
title: Request Timeout
references:
    "Rails HTTP Status Symbol": ":request_timeout"
    "Go HTTP Status Constant": "http.StatusRequestTimeout"
    "Symfony HTTP Status Constant": "Response::HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT"
    "Python2 HTTP Status Constant": "httplib.REQUEST_TIMEOUT"
    "Python3+ HTTP Status Constant": "http.client.REQUEST_TIMEOUT"
    "Python3.5+ HTTP Status Constant": "http.HTTPStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT"
---

The server did not receive a complete request message within the time that it was prepared to wait.

A server SHOULD send the "close" connection option<sup>[1](#ref-1)</sup> in the response, since 408 implies that the server has decided to close the connection rather than continue waiting. If the client has an outstanding request in transit, the client MAY repeat that request on a new connection.

---

* <span id="ref-1"><sup>1</sup> Connection [RFC7230 Section 6.1][2]</span>
* Source: [RFC7231 Section 6.5.7][1]

[1]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.7>
[2]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-6.1>
Adds placeholder codes for development 2015-11-06 21:39:33 +01:00			`---`
			`set: 4`
			`code: 408`
			`title: Request Timeout`
Adds 4xx Client Error class status codes descriptions from latest standards 2015-11-07 05:34:40 +01:00			`references:`
			`"Rails HTTP Status Symbol": ":request_timeout"`
Add Go status constants 2016-01-27 23:08:33 +01:00			`"Go HTTP Status Constant": "http.StatusRequestTimeout"`
Add Symfony HTTP Status Constant references (#48) 2016-04-19 15:19:17 +02:00			`"Symfony HTTP Status Constant": "Response::HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT"`
Add Python status constants (#57) * Add Python status constants * Add Python 2, Python 3+, Python 3.5+ status constants 2016-05-22 01:07:17 +02:00			`"Python2 HTTP Status Constant": "httplib.REQUEST_TIMEOUT"`
			`"Python3+ HTTP Status Constant": "http.client.REQUEST_TIMEOUT"`
			`"Python3.5+ HTTP Status Constant": "http.HTTPStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT"`
Adds placeholder codes for development 2015-11-06 21:39:33 +01:00			`---`

Remove markdown line limit (#52) * Removes line length limit from Status Code Markdown This will make the data easier to use when we develop the API, it needs to be consistent, arbitrary new lines (especially in text format) will be a major issue, so some sort of workaround would have to be implemented, easier to simply fix the source files. * Removes line length limit from misc. Markdown files 2016-04-23 02:12:07 +02:00			`The server did not receive a complete request message within the time that it was prepared to wait.`
Gives 4xx codes simple opening paragraphs 2015-11-07 06:45:46 +01:00
Remove markdown line limit (#52) * Removes line length limit from Status Code Markdown This will make the data easier to use when we develop the API, it needs to be consistent, arbitrary new lines (especially in text format) will be a major issue, so some sort of workaround would have to be implemented, easier to simply fix the source files. * Removes line length limit from misc. Markdown files 2016-04-23 02:12:07 +02:00			`A server SHOULD send the "close" connection option<sup>[1](#ref-1)</sup> in the response, since 408 implies that the server has decided to close the connection rather than continue waiting. If the client has an outstanding request in transit, the client MAY repeat that request on a new connection.`
Adds 4xx Client Error class status codes descriptions from latest standards 2015-11-07 05:34:40 +01:00
Improves 4xx class status codes with referencing 2015-11-09 02:44:05 +01:00			`---`

			`* <span id="ref-1"><sup>1</sup> Connection [RFC7230 Section 6.1][2]</span>`
			`* Source: [RFC7231 Section 6.5.7][1]`
Adds 4xx Client Error class status codes descriptions from latest standards 2015-11-07 05:34:40 +01:00
			`[1]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.7>`
Add Go status constants 2016-01-27 23:08:33 +01:00			`[2]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-6.1>`