508 Loop Detected

The HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 508 Loop Detected response status code may be given in the context of the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) protocol.

It indicates that the server terminated an operation because it encountered an infinite loop while processing a request with "Depth: infinity". This status indicates that the entire operation failed.

Status

508 Loop Detected

Specifications

Specification Title
RFC 5842, section 7.2: 508 Loop Detected Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning