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

HTTP registry: http_request_denied

The intermediary rejected the HTTP request based on its configuration and/or policy settings. The request wasn't forwarded to the next hop.

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

httpregistryhttp-proxy-statushttp-proxy-error-types

Identifier (http)

http_request_denied

The intermediary rejected the HTTP request based on its configuration and/or policy settings. The request wasn't forwarded to the next hop.

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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