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NGX_HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED

NGX_HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED

Error message

NGX_HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED

What it means

Error "NGX_HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED" thrown in nginx/nginx.

Source

Thrown at src/http/ngx_http_request.h:101

#define NGX_HTTP_PARTIAL_CONTENT           206

#define NGX_HTTP_SPECIAL_RESPONSE          300
#define NGX_HTTP_MOVED_PERMANENTLY         301
#define NGX_HTTP_MOVED_TEMPORARILY         302
#define NGX_HTTP_SEE_OTHER                 303
#define NGX_HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED              304
#define NGX_HTTP_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT        307
#define NGX_HTTP_PERMANENT_REDIRECT        308

#define NGX_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST               400
#define NGX_HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED              401
#define NGX_HTTP_FORBIDDEN                 403
#define NGX_HTTP_NOT_FOUND                 404
#define NGX_HTTP_NOT_ALLOWED               405
#define NGX_HTTP_PROXY_AUTH_REQUIRED       407
#define NGX_HTTP_REQUEST_TIME_OUT          408
#define NGX_HTTP_CONFLICT                  409
#define NGX_HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED           411
#define NGX_HTTP_PRECONDITION_FAILED       412
#define NGX_HTTP_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE  413
#define NGX_HTTP_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LARGE     414
#define NGX_HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE    415
#define NGX_HTTP_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE     416
#define NGX_HTTP_MISDIRECTED_REQUEST       421
#define NGX_HTTP_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS         429


/* Our own HTTP codes */

/* The special code to close connection without any response */
#define NGX_HTTP_CLOSE                     444

#define NGX_HTTP_NGINX_CODES               494

#define NGX_HTTP_REQUEST_HEADER_TOO_LARGE  494

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/http/ngx_http_request.h:101 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nginx/nginx@3f6f7824d4 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a5b9ef0d5a600566. Report an issue: GitHub.