Topic
Cloudflare
Explore HTTP headers and behaviors commonly encountered when requests pass through Cloudflare and other edge proxies.
- HTTP Status Codes
520 Web Server Returned an Unknown Error
Cloudflare-specific error when the origin server returns an unexpected response. Learn about 520 errors and how to troubleshoot them.
- HTTP Status Codes
521 Web Server Is Down
Cloudflare-specific status code indicating the origin server refused the connection. Learn about this proxy error and how to troubleshoot it.
- HTTP Status Codes
522 Connection Timed Out
Cloudflare-specific error when unable to establish a TCP connection to the origin server. Learn how to diagnose and fix 522 timeout errors.
- HTTP Status Codes
523 Origin Is Unreachable
Cloudflare-specific error when the origin server's IP address is unreachable. Learn about DNS and routing issues causing 523 errors.
- HTTP Status Codes
524 A Timeout Occurred
Cloudflare-specific error when the origin server takes too long to respond. Learn how to diagnose and fix 524 timeout errors.
- HTTP Status Codes
525 SSL Handshake Failed (Cloudflare)
Cloudflare 525 means the TLS handshake with your origin server failed. Diagnose with openssl s_client, check SSL modes, ciphers, SNI and port 443, and fix it.
- HTTP Status Codes
526 Invalid SSL Certificate (Cloudflare)
Cloudflare 526 means the origin certificate failed Full (strict) validation. Check expiry, hostname and chain with openssl, then fix it.
- HTTP Status Codes
530 Error with 1xxx Codes (Cloudflare)
Cloudflare 530 never appears alone: it comes with a 1xxx error such as 1016 Origin DNS error or 1033 Tunnel error. Read the code in the page body and fix it.
- Debug Guides
CDN Not Caching: cf-cache-status DYNAMIC, BYPASS, MISS
CDN not caching? Read cf-cache-status DYNAMIC, BYPASS, MISS or X-Cache: Miss from cloudfront, then fix Set-Cookie, Cache-Control, Vary and cache keys.
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