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**mechanicaldesig** · 09-14-2010, 12:41 AM

I want to see 304 error in google analytics. How it is possbile?

**chrishirst** · 09-16-2010, 04:49 PM

304 is NOT an error code.

It is a HTTP status code. 304 Not Modified

**francis84** · 09-16-2010, 09:39 PM

304 is an html staus code wherein it indicates defective programming by us or the developers of the Web server software. Either we or they are not respecting HTTP protocols completely.

The 304 status code should only be returned if we allow it in the HTTP data stream we send to the Web server. Because we keep no records of the actual content of your URL Web page, we specifically disallow the 304 response in the HTTP data stream we send.

So if the Web server implements the HTTP protocol properly, it should never send an 304 status code back to us. This response is not what we expect, so we actively report it as an error even though it does not necessarily mean that the Web site is down.

**Kelly85** · 09-17-2010, 02:05 AM

But why you wan to see this error code..

**chrisg4** · 09-17-2010, 03:00 AM

This does not really indicate an error, but rather indicates that the resource for the requested URL has not changed since last accessed or cached. The 304 status code should only be returned if allowed by the client (e.g. your Web browser or our CheckUpDown robot). The client specifies this in the HTTP data stream sent to the Web server e.g. via If_Modified_Since headers in the request.
May i know why do want to see this type of error code in Google analytics?.

**chrishirst** · 09-17-2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by francis84

304 is an html staus code wherein it indicates defective programming by us or the developers of the Web server software. Either we or they are not respecting HTTP protocols completely. The 304 status code should only be returned if we allow it in the HTTP data stream we send to the Web server. Because we keep no records of the actual content of your URL Web page, we specifically disallow the 304 response in the HTTP data stream we send.
So if the Web server implements the HTTP protocol properly, it should never send an 304 status code back to us. This response is not what we expect, so we actively report it as an error even though it does not necessarily mean that the Web site is down.

I don't know where you got that from but it is totally totally wrong.

A 304 status code means that the requested resource has NOT BEEN MODIFIED it is a response to the If-Modified-Since request header that is sent by caching user agents.

This is the response code that stops browsers downloading resources that have not been changed since the UA last requested it eg:

javascript files, images, stylesheets and static html pages.

**Benmoore47** · 09-20-2010, 03:34 AM

Kinda confused about here. What is the right definition Chris?

**daisy192** · 09-20-2010, 06:24 AM

304 error code not available but can u tell me why u want to see that code in google analytics.