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HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed — What It Means

What HTTP status code 405 Method Not Allowed means, when servers return it, and how to handle it correctly.

Published September 23, 2026

HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed — The HTTP method used isn't supported for this particular URL.

Key points

  • Means the URL exists but the specific method used (e.g. DELETE) is not supported there
  • The response should include an Allow header listing the methods that are actually supported
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