HTTP Error 400: Bad Request, how do you fix it?

Client-server interactions tend to happen incessantly and smoothly.

The 400 Bad Request error is an HTTP status code that indicates that the request you sent to the webserver was malformed,in other words, the data stream sent by the client to the server didn’t follow the rules. It means that the request itself has somehow incorrect or corrupted and the server couldn’t understand it. The server is refusing to service the request because the entity of the request is in a format not supported by the requested resource for the requested method. Therefore, it prevents the website from being properly displayed.

Here you can find a list of the most common error messages that users have reported while facing a 400 Bad Request error:

  • Bad Request – Invalid URL
  • Bad Request: Error 400
  • HTTP Error 400 – Bad Request
  • HTTP Error 400. The request hostname is invalid
  • Bad Request. Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand

How to fix a 400 Bad Request?

  • Check for errors in the URL
  • Clear Browser Cache and cookies
  • Check your internet connection

  • Check Domain Name System cache( DNS cache )
  • Check your File upload Size (might exceeding server file size limit)
  • Deactivate browser extensions

  •  Restart your system