What does HTTP 524 mean?
Cloudflare connected to the origin, but it did not send a response within 100 seconds. Unlike 522, the connection worked; the application simply took too long.
5xx Server error: The request looked valid, but the server failed to fulfil it. The fix is on the server side.
Common causes of a 524 error
- Long-running request or slow database query.
How to fix 524 A Timeout Occurred
- Speed up the request, or run it as a background job.
- Enterprise plans can raise the timeout.
524 and SEO
Treated like a 5xx error.
Example response
HTTP/1.1 524 A Timeout Occurred
Related status codes
- 504 Gateway Timeout — A gateway or proxy did not get a response from the upstream server in time.
- 522 Connection Timed Out — Cloudflare timed out while connecting to the origin server.
- 520 Web Server Returned an Unknown Error — Cloudflare received an empty, unknown or unexpected response from the origin server.
Check which status code a URL returns with the HTTP header checker.