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What Is a 400 Bad Request?

A 400 Bad Request is an HTTP status code that means the server rejected a client’s request because it was malformed or invalid. In the world of proxies and data collection, it usually happens when the target website doesn’t understand the request sent through your proxy.

400 — неверный запрос400 — неверный запрос

Ошибка 400 — Bad Request — это код состояния HTTP, который появляется, когда сервер не может обработать запрос из-за проблем с самим запросом. Это проблема на стороне клиента, то есть проблема в том, что запрос отправлен браузером, инструментом или прокси-сервером.

Распространенные причины ошибки 400:

  • Неверный URL-адрес: Опечатки, специальные символы или проблемы с форматированием в URL-адресе.
  • Поврежденные файлы cookie: Просроченные или сломанные файлы cookie могут вызвать проблемы.
  • Заголовки большого размера: Заголовки запроса, размер которых превышает ограничение размера сервера.
  • Проблемы с DNS: Проблемы с разрешением адреса веб-сайта.

Как это влияет на вас

Ошибка 400 мешает вам получить доступ к веб-странице или ресурсу, что может привести к неприятностям и нарушению рабочего процесса. Для компаний повторяющиеся ошибки могут нанести вред пользовательскому интерфейсу и производительности сайта.

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Use Cases

Web Scraping With Proxies

A malformed request body sent through a rotating proxy pool will be rejected with 400. Ensuring payload consistency is critical.

Geo-Targeted Requests

If a proxy in one region appends characters incorrectly (e.g., localized symbols), the request may break and return 400.

Browser Automation

Using headless browsers with proxies can generate 400s if session cookies aren’t synced correctly or requests aren’t fully formed.

Best Practices

Rotate Clean Sessions

Don’t rely on stale cookies. With residential or ISP proxies, start fresh sessions to avoid corrupted state leading to 400s.

Validate Before Scaling

Test requests without proxies first. Once you know the request works, scale through proxy pools.

Monitor and Log Errors

Track when 400s occur. If they spike only on certain proxy subnets, it could point to encoding or misconfiguration issues.

Implement Retry Logic Carefully

400 usually means “fix your request,” not “try again.” Avoid blind retries—diagnose and correct the malformed request.

Conclusion

A 400 Bad Request happens when the server can’t understand what was sent. For proxy users, it’s often tied to malformed headers, bad cookies, or misconfigured requests. Clearing sessions, validating requests, and checking proxy settings are the keys to fixing it.

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Frequently Asked Question

Does using proxies increase the chance of 400 errors?

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Not directly. A 400 is about malformed requests, not about being blocked. But poor proxy setup (wrong headers, broken cookies) can cause them.

Is a 400 error the same as being blocked?

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No. A block usually returns a 403 Forbidden. A 400 means your request itself was invalid.

Can rotating proxies cause 400 Bad Request?

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Yes, if cookies or headers are reused inconsistently between sessions.

How is 400 different from 422 Unprocessable Entity?

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400 is about malformed syntax. 422 means the syntax is fine, but the server can’t process it due to semantic errors.

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