HTTP 410 Gone

What does HTTP 410 mean?

The resource has been permanently removed and will not return. Like 404, but explicit: the server knows the content existed and is gone for good — discontinued products, expired listings, deleted user content.

4xx Client error: The request has a problem the client can fix: wrong URL, missing credentials, bad data or too many requests.

How to fix 410 Gone

• Use 410 only for content that is truly gone; redirect with 301 if there is a good replacement.

410 and SEO

Google may drop 410 URLs from its index slightly faster than 404s. Both are fine for removed content.

Example response

HTTP/1.1 410 Gone

How to return a 410 response

Node.js (Express)

res.status(410).json({ error: 'Gone' });

PHP

http_response_code(410);

Python (Flask)

return {'error': 'Gone'}, 410

Go (net/http)

w.WriteHeader(410)

nginx

return 410;

Related status codes

• 404 Not Found — The server cannot find anything at the requested URL.
• 301 Moved Permanently — The resource has a new permanent URL, given in the Location header.
• 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons — Access is denied because of a legal demand.

Check which status code a URL returns with the HTTP header checker.