topic Registered
Verified 2026-09-19 · registry updated 2026-08-21

HTTP registry: connection_limit_reached

The intermediary is configured to limit the number of connections it has to the next hop, and that limit has been exceeded.

Proxy and gateway values describe processing across trust boundaries where fields, authority, and framing may be transformed. connection_limit_reached is registered in HTTP Proxy Error Types. Defining reference: rfc9209.

httpregistryhttp-proxy-statushttp-proxy-error-types

Identifier (http)

connection_limit_reached

The intermediary is configured to limit the number of connections it has to the next hop, and that limit has been exceeded.

Strip hop-by-hop data, normalize framing, trust forwarded metadata only from configured proxies, and avoid exposing topology or credentials.

This registry value is currently marked active by IANA. Follow the defining specification before sending, accepting, or proxying it.

IANA registry: http-proxy-status/http-proxy-error-types

Registry reference: rfc9209

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