HTTP 506 Variant Also Negotiates

Example response

HTTP/1.1 506 Variant Also Negotiates
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{ "error": "Variant Also Negotiates" }

Look up the headers shown here in the HTTP headers reference.

Common questions

What does HTTP 506 mean?

Variant Also Negotiates. A server configuration error in content negotiation.

Is 506 an error?

Yes. 5xx codes are server errors: The server failed to fulfil a valid-looking request.

Other 5xx codes