408 Request Timeout
You took too long. I'm hanging up.
What it properly means
The server wants to shut down an idle connection. Some servers send it without any prior request, and some just close the connection without saying anything.
- Class
- 4xx Client error: you fucked up
- Defined in
- RFC 9110, section 15.5.9
Get one yourself
This endpoint really answers with 408. Point your client at it and see what it does.
curl -i https://httpcodes.dev/api/408