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HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD
A 405 response must include an Allow header listing the methods currently supported by that resource. It differs from 501, which says the server does not implement required functionality at all.
Inspect the endpoint-specific method contract and any method override middleware. Changing a path alone will not fix a method policy or route configuration mismatch.
Operational meaning of HTTP 405 for HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD
HTTP 405 (HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD) is a client-error response. AllStat records its meaning as “405 Method Not Allowed”. For HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD, interpret it with the request method, selected representation, response headers, and the specification or product that defines the code; the number alone does not prove that application work completed.
Client and server handling for HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD
- Treat HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD as a condition visible at the request boundary; inspect authentication, syntax, preconditions, routing, and resource state before retrying.
- For HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD, preserve the response body and challenge or retry-related headers because they often carry the actionable reason.
- For HTTP_STATUS_BAD_METHOD, automatic retry is safe only when the method and status contract allow it and the request has been corrected.
For telemetry, record HTTP 405, method, authority, route template rather than secrets, response headers relevant to caching or retry, latency, upstream identity, and whether the response originated at the application or an intermediary.
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