Client error · HTTP reference

401Unauthorized

The request needs valid authentication credentials.

The company behind the code.

For login tools and identity verification.

The request needs valid authentication credentials.

Available

Your logo, your message, your corner of the internet.

Returns this HTTP status with the current sponsor’s name, advertising message and website. Useful for testing how your app handles a response.

This is an independent project. Sponsorship does not confer ownership of HTTP standards.

Client error responses explain why a request could not be fulfilled.

Check the URL, method, authentication and request content. Repeating the same request without addressing the cause may produce the same response.

Reference reviewed 5 September 2026. How we use sources.