{"id":78698,"date":"2024-09-12T05:58:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/?p=78698"},"modified":"2024-09-12T06:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:02:24","slug":"400-status-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/blog\/400-status-code\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a 400 Status Code?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever tried ordering Chicken Tenders in a 100% veg restaurant? They won&#8217;t accept your order, right? This is similar to a 400 error in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/web-development-toronto\/\">web development<\/a>. When you make an invalid request, it&#8217;s like trying to order non-vegetarian food in a vegetarian restaurant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the features of the 400 Status Code:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 status code is known as a &#8220;Bad Request&#8221; error.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a client-side error.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the causes of encountering the 400 Status Code?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 400 Bad Request error code indicates that the server couldn&#8217;t process a request due to a client-side issue. Common causes include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mistyping the URL in the address bar, such as typos, missing or invalid characters, or illegal characters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An outdated DNS cache or excessive cookies in the web browser. Clearing browsing data or cookies may help.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uploading files that are larger than the server&#8217;s maximum upload size.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Misconfigured server settings or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/web-application-development\/\">web application<\/a><\/strong> firewalls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An unstable or non-working internet connection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to fix the &#8220;400 Bad Request&#8221; Error?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never type the wrong domain address<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine a friend has invited you to his place and has sent you the address: G43, Cambridge Road, London. However, you accidentally entered the house number as G35, H34 instead of G43. In this case, you wouldn&#8217;t find your friend at that location. The correct address is crucial for reaching your destination; the same principle applies to servers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making a small mistake, such as a typo in the address bar, can lead you to a website you didn&#8217;t intend to visit. If the address you type is not on the server, you&#8217;ll receive a 400-Bad Request error, which clearly indicates that you&#8217;ve made a simple error.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malformed URL structure\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/blog\/have-you-upgraded-your-urls\/\">URLs can be structured<\/a> in a specific way. If you enter the wrong URL, you may receive a 400 Bad Request error.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some essential things to keep in mind:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although using special characters in the URL is allowed, avoiding having two special characters consecutively within the string is crucial, as this can cause an error. Being aware of this can help you prevent such issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, do not use any &#8220;unsafe&#8221; or &#8220;unwise characters&#8221; such as &#8220;$,&#8221; &#8220;[,&#8221; &#8220;],&#8221; or &#8220;|.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way, there are tools like encoders and decoders that can assist you in identifying URL-related problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear Browser Cache or Cookies<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a cache in the browser can cause &#8220;HTTP Error 400&#8221; related to outdated, corrupt, or saved cached files. You can fix this by clearing cookies and cache.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try turning off the extensions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re having trouble accessing a website in regular mode, try it in incognito mode. If the site works in incognito mode but not in regular mode, the issue is likely with your browser cache.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try turning browser extensions off<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often, a problem on the user&#8217;s end is not caused by the user, but rather by the browser extensions being used. You can easily determine this by trying to access the site with all extensions enabled and then trying again with all extensions disabled. If the issue is resolved when the extensions are turned off, you can be confident that the extensions are causing the errors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the file size\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often, a problem on the user&#8217;s end is not caused by the user but rather by the browser extensions used. You can quickly determine this by trying to access the site with all extensions enabled and then trying again with all extensions disabled. If the issue is resolved when the extensions are turned off, you can be confident that the extensions are causing the errors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Internet Connection<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve diligently followed all the troubleshooting steps and are still encountering 400 Error Bad, you&#8217;ve made significant progress. There is a strong chance that the issue is with your internet connection. To confirm this, try switching to mobile and accessing the 3G\/4G or 5G network. If you&#8217;re not encountering an error on your mobile, but you were encountering the same on your desktop, then the issue is definitely with the internet connection.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can Error 400 Impact Your SEO Performance?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be inaccurate to claim that 400 errors do not affect SEO performance, as they in fact do. User experience (UX) is an integral part of SEO, and 400 errors significantly degrade the UX. Therefore, it&#8217;s important to ensure that your website has a minimum of 400 request errors. There are many tools available in the market to help you achieve this.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pemavor.com\/solution\/http-status-code-checker\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pemavor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.link-assistant.com\/website-auditor\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Website Auditor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be inaccurate to claim that 400 errors do not affect SEO performance, as they in fact do. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/blog\/what-is-user-experience-design\/\">User experience<\/a> (UX) is an integral part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/seo-services\/\">SEO<\/a>, and 400 errors significantly degrade the UX. Therefore, it&#8217;s important to ensure that your website has minimal 400 request errors. There are many tools available in the market to help you achieve this.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever tried ordering Chicken Tenders in a 100% veg restaurant? They won&#8217;t accept your order, right? This is similar to a 400 error in web development. When you make an invalid request, it&#8217;s like trying to order non-vegetarian food in a vegetarian restaurant.\u00a0 Here are the features of the 400 Status Code:\u00a0 400 status code [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":78699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-78698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-blog-post"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78698"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78702,"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78698\/revisions\/78702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kinexmedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}