HTTP 410 Gone
The resource is no longer available and no forwarding address is known.
4xx Client Error
410
Gone
Description
The 410 Gone status code indicates that access to the target resource is no longer available at the origin server and that this condition is likely to be permanent. If the origin server does not know, or has no facility to determine, whether or not the condition is permanent, the status code 404 should be used instead. The 410 response is primarily intended to assist the task of web maintenance by notifying the recipient that the resource is intentionally unavailable and that the server owners desire that remote links to that resource be removed. The 410 status code tells search engines to remove the page from their index, unlike 404 which may be rechecked.
When Is It Used?
Used when a resource has been intentionally and permanently deleted with no replacement. Tells search engines to deindex the URL. Useful for expired promotions, deleted user profiles, sunset API endpoints, or content removed for legal reasons.
Example Response
HTTP/1.1 410 Gone
Content-Type: application/json
{"error": "gone", "message": "This resource has been permanently removed"}