The server does not support the functionality required to fulfill the request.
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When does it occur
The server does not support the functionality required to fulfill the request.
It belongs to the 5xx Server Error class of responses, defined in RFC7231#6.6.2.
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501 belongs to the 5xx Server Error class and is generally not cached for long; behavior is controlled by Cache-Control.
5xx Server Error: The server does not support the functionality required to fulfill the request.
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